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Parental guidance
In former days my father and mother, Abandoned me dead, lacking breath
Or life or being. Then one began, A kinswoman kind, to care for and love me;
Covered me with her clothing, wrapped me in her raiment, With the same affection she felt for her own;
Until by the law of my life's shaping, Under alien bosom I quickened with breath.
My foster mother fed me thereafter, Until I grew sturdy and strengthened for flight.
Then of her dear ones, of daughters and sons, She had the fewer for what she did.
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The country of no idea
A country far away is called the country of no idea. In this country there live people but no children, they have houses but no cities and villages. The people have cars, but there are no roads. They people are very clean but you won't find a single dustbin in the country of no idea. Why is it called the country of no idea?
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Mansi counting
Mansi is a language of a Siberian tribe and has about 3000 speakers. Here some number in the Mansi language:
8: nollow, 15: atxujplow, 49: atlow nopel ontellow, 50: atlow, 99: ontelsat ontellow, 555: xotsatn xotlow nopel at, 900: ontellowsat, 918: ontellowsat nollowxujplow.
What is the meaning of the following words: atsatn at, nolsat nopel xot, ontellowsatn ontellowxujplow?
And how to say 58, 80, 716 in the Mansi language?
Problem Language Olympiade 2005
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