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the whale is dead, or so it seems at first
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クジラは死んでいる、あるいはそう最初は思われる
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The whale is dead or seems first
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クジラは死んでいるか最初に思われる
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It seems first that the whale is dead
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クジラが死んでいるのは最初のようです
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It seems like the first whale is dead
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最初のクジラは死んでいるようです
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The first whale seems dead
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最初のクジラは死んだようです
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The first whale seems dead
Come on, you can do better than that.