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 # I will go barefoot and naked
 
-This is a sign of extreme mourning and distress. Another possible meaning is "I will look like someone has taken off my clothes; I will be naked"
+"I will look like someone has taken off my clothes; I will be naked". This is a sign of extreme mourning and distress.
 
 # naked
 
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ probably wearing only a loincloth
 
 # like the jackals ... like owls
 
-Jackals and owls live in wastelands, and their loud cries sound like people wailing or weeping. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])
-
+Jackals and owls live in wastelands, and their loud cries sound like people wailing or weeping.
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