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Two pairs of cluster of letters creates word

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Start file

't', 'wo', 'pa','irs', 'o', 'f','clus','ter', 'o', 'f', 'lett', 'ers', 'crea', 'tes', 'wor','d'

End file

two
pairs
of
cluster
of
letters
creates
word

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< 't', 'wo', 'pa','irs', 'o', 'f','clus','ter', 'o', 'f', 'lett', 'ers', 'crea', 'tes', 'wor','d'
---
> two
> pairs
> of
> cluster
> of
> letters
> creates
> word

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