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flag

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TRADE follows the flag
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flattery

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IMITATION is the sincerest form of flattery
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flea

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BIG fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite them
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if you LIE down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
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NOTHING should be done in haste but gripping a flea
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flesh

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what's BRED in the bone will come out in the flesh
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flew

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a BIRD never flew on one wing
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flight

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BLESSINGS brighten as they take their flight
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flock

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BIRDS of a feather flock together
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