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ミイラ取りがミイラになる。
/ 羊毛を刈りに行き、逆に身包み剥がされて帰ってくる者も多い。
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The biter is bit. [The biter is sometimes bit.]
/ Many go for wool and come back shorn. [Many go out for wool and come home shorn.]

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