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732:The Wazir
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248:dai shogi
966:Category
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929:Related
890:Giraffe
880:Empress
875:Dabbaba
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583:endgame
260:xiangqi
256:shinchō
860:Amazon
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920:Zebra
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270:Value
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206:is a
204:vazir
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900:Mann
885:Ferz
846:List
832:Rook
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812:King
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