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      "Orange",
      "Pink",
      "Purple",
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      "Bead & reel",
      "Birds",
      "Brick",
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      "Characters",
      "Checkered",
      "Chevron",
      "Chinoiserie",
      "Christmas",
      "Collage",
      "Coral",
      "Damask",
      "Diagonal",
      "Diamond",
      "Dog's tooth",
      "Dots",
      "Egg & dart",
      "Ethnic",
      "Everlasting knot",
      "Floral",
      "Fret",
      "Geometric",
      "Guilloche",
      "Hearts",
      "Illusion",
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    },
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      "AC-powered",
      "Alcohol",
      "Batteries",
      "Battery-powered",
      "Butane",
      "Charcoal",
      "Cigar lighter",
      "DC-powered",
      "Diesel",
      "Ethanol",
      "Firewood",
      "Gasoline",
      "Hot water",
      "Hybrid",
      "Hydraulic",
      "Infrared",
      "Manual",
      "Mechanical",
      "Natural gas",
      "Oil",
      "Pellet",
      "Pneumatic",
      "Propane",
      "Rechargeable",
      "Solar",
      "USB",
      "Vehicle electrical system",
      "Other"
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