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      "flag uncertain aliases"
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      "Technical variants"
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        "unit": "note",
        "note": "tea ceremony"
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      {
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        "quantity": "registry parent",
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        "why": ""
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      "Microfibre shedding into water, with studies attributed",
      "Confusing cloth pieces and fabric types"
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        "Reuse a cloth that has wiped raw meat, blood or chemicals on food contact surfaces.",
        "Mix up cloths kept for separate purposes, such as toilet and kitchen cloths.",
        "Handle a ceremonial or heirloom cloth carelessly or as an ordinary rag.",
        "Leave chemical-soaked cloths piled where they can heat up and catch fire."
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        "Shared cloths spread infection in care settings and kitchens when hygiene lapses.",
        "Some cloths carry cultural or ritual meaning that casual handling disrespects."
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        "People eating or treated nearby",
        "Cleaners and care workers",
        "Practitioners of tea ceremony"
      ]
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      "steward": "The person or business that keeps and uses it.",
      "master_systems": []
    }
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      "title": "Wikidata item Q5849500: cloth",
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      "id": "wikipedia-en",
      "title": "Wikipedia: Cloth",
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                    "text": "What are chakin, softshell and 3D spacer fabric, and what might ink cloth, kojakin and Berkan be?",
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                    "text": "Which entry fits the specific cloth?",
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            ]
          }
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                    "text": "How do woven, knitted and non-woven cloths differ?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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                  },
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                    "text": "Which sources are cited?",
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                    "text": "How are chakin and fukusa used in the Japanese tea ceremony, as schools describe?",
                    "kind": "provenance"
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                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits Japanese tea ceremony?",
                    "kind": "action"
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              }
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            "id": "traditional",
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                    "text": "What traditional woollen cloths such as barracan exist in North Africa?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits textile arts of North Africa?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          }
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        "id": "context",
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                  {
                    "text": "How should different cloths be washed and maintained?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits care label?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
          },
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            "id": "microfibres",
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            "description": "Microfibre pollution.",
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              {
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                  {
                    "text": "What do studies say about microfibre shedding from synthetic cloths?",
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                  },
                  {
                    "text": "Which entry fits microplastics?",
                    "kind": "action"
                  }
                ]
              }
            ]
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        ]
      }
    ]
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    "The registry aliases ink cloth, kojakin and Berkan could not be confirmed and should be reviewed",
    "How should textile sources be linked?",
    "Should chakin be a separate entry?"
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}