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From:         Don Wiggins <dwiggins@BFSEC.BT.CO.UK>
Subject:      Re: drata vs. frica
To:           Veijo Vilva <veion@XIRON.PC.HELSINKI.FI>
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> Actually, I'm not sure why drata is X3, the third place nearly
> alwaiys being superfluous as I understand drata.

I think that if x3 is deleted from "drata" it becomes "na du" which does not
have a standard place.

.i le pamoi kubli le remoi kubli cu drata zo'e
.i le rixici le rixici cu na du

The standard place makes "drata" distinct, but I have no idea what it means,
though it must be there for some reason.

co'o mi'e dn.