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bear
 n.— «My favorite cycling food is small, salted and boiled red potatoes, which this year were served at the rest area just before the three bears, three climbs that form a classic patch of cycling territory in the rolling hills east of Berkeley.» —“Turning a Century in California” by John Markoff New York Times May 30, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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