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    "technical_definition": "A harvest-instrument motif in which the sickle or reaping hook signifies the moment when ripeness has arrived and a divine or human harvester cuts, gathers, separates, or executes judgment.",
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      "reference": "Deut. 16:9",
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      "reference": "Rev. 14:14",
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      "reference": "Rev. 14:15",
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      "reference": "Rev. 14:16",
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      "reference": "Rev. 14:19",
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