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But you know, lately... somewhat it's like we're not friends anymore. I believe that, although this text comes at a very late hour It can be somewhat painful, but noninvasive. it illustrates the extent to which Parliament is now largely the guarantor of the European general interest. It is therefore somewhat painful for us to have to make clear our present position on the issue of employees' salaries. which I regret somewhat I presume it'll be somewhat painful?	Somehow it looks exactly like I expected... And then somehow it's all worth it. Somehow it feels like going downhill. You figure somehow it makes you safe. Somehow it makes you look less intelligent. Somehow it feels close to my heart. Yet somehow it seems completely inevitable.

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But you know, lately... somewhat it's like we're not friends anymore.
I believe that, although this text comes at a very late hour
It can be somewhat painful, but noninvasive.
it illustrates the extent to which Parliament is now largely the guarantor of the European general interest.
It is therefore somewhat painful for us to have to make clear our present position on the issue of employees' salaries.
which I regret somewhat
I presume it'll be somewhat painful?