YOU SAID:
There once was a snake
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かつて蛇があった
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There used to be a snake
INTO JAPANESE
以前はヘビであった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Previously it was a snake
INTO JAPANESE
以前はヘビでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Previously it was a snake
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