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The Lore team was overwhelmed with creative, interesting, and well-constructed suggestions. Thank you to everyone for your participation. We were extremely impressed.\n\nWool-Bearing Animal: ma\u2019xy.un\nNamed by: Benjamin Hopp\nThe ma\u2019xy.un, known as a Shoone in UEE parlance, is a tall, herbivorous beast bred for its fine wool. We picked ma\u2019xy.un due to Benjamin Hopp\u2019s clever combination of ma\u2019a, which is the elemental compound for an animal, and a tai of his own making, xyun, which means chew; chewing (typically in a \u2018crunching\u2019 manner that makes noise); masticate; grind. His suggestion also showed understanding of the order in which Xi\u2019an words need to be combined to create complete thoughts (though we modified it a little in the end). Excellent work!\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nIt is completely plausible from Benjamin\u2019s line of thinking that the early Xi\u2019an who first shepherded these beasts would name them after the pervasive (and perhaps annoying) crunch sounds they make all day. It\u2019s also plausible that the deep etymological meaning of their name isn\u2019t obvious even to most Xi\u2019an. So, although the animal is technically called a \u201ccruncher,\u201d Xi\u2019an wouldn\u2019t think of it in that context.\n\nHonorable Mention\nmaTu\u0113l \u2013 \u201cAnimal of the house of Tu\u0113l,\u201d suggested by Kiv0. We liked it because the idea that an animal would have a brand name seems to fit well with the importance of Houses in Xi\u2019an culture.\n\nken le\u201d \u203a\u203a\u203a le\u2019ken, suggested by Sgt Teddybear59. This was a very straightforward and sensible idea \u201ctall head\u201d\/\u201chead high,\u201d and came with a very fun maxim from Xi\u2019an philosophy to go with it: \u201cBe like the wise Ken Le\u201d, not with its head low, always eating grain, but also high above the tall fields, wary of any danger.\u201d\n\nApex Predator: ma\u2019tok.y\u0101i\nNamed by Kiv0\nThe ma\u2019tok.y\u0101i is a predator native to the Xi\u2019an world Xi (Rihlah V). It glides from tree to tree, using its formidable claws to latch on to unsuspecting prey. Speakers of UEE standard refer to the beast as Tokyai. We picked Kiv0\u2019s suggestion not only because it was well-made according to Xi\u2019an grammatical rules, but it suggested a sense of fear in its pitch construction. It was an inspired idea, and one that had no trouble standing out.\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nWith this suggestion, Kiv0 captured both our imaginations and coined a word that fits smoothly into a Xi\u2019an etymological mindset. It is a descriptive label meaning literally \u201canimal that creates genuine fear\u201d and evokes the Xi\u2019an experience of being in a forest on Xi as the creature enters the local canopy. The other social pack creatures begin to make warning howls to their troupe-mates. \u201cIt is near, it is near.\u201d The solitary beasts all go silent in the hope that it will not notice them. The prey animals are all terrified that they are about to be eaten. The Xi\u2019an, as omnivores, are not much to the ma\u2019t.ok.y\u0101i appetite, but they can still sense the terror that it spreads over the sylvan environment that it dominates. It also follows the same combinatorial model of nya\u2019t.ot\u2019en (farmer = \u201cperson who creates food\u201d), but very properly begins the with ma, which means that the Xi\u2019an do not consider it a person (nya), but rather a part of fauna, a creature or beast.\n\nHonorable Mention\nTy\u0101 t.u \u2013 \u201cbenevolent predator\u201d (although the grammar is backwards), suggested by Kalran. We liked it because it was one of the only positive descriptions of the predator! We like the idea that the predator would hold a level of reverence within Xi\u2019an culture, even though it\u2019s still dangerous.\n\nho ii\u2019sauo r.athnya \u203a\u203a\u203a ma\u2019r.athh\u2019o or ma\u2019r.ath\u2019o or r.ath\u2019o, suggested by distryr. It cleverly combined the ideas of descending\/pouncing (r.ath) and silence\/stealth (ho) into the description of a fearsome attacker. Including the idea of \u2019trees\u2019 in it made it a bit long, but if we leave the trees out of it as understood in context, and use ma instead of nya, then we get something like \u201csilent swooper\u201d and that\u2019s quite ominous. Multiple people also talked about k.ruth (e) xyi he\u2019u (death from above), and that followed a similar clever and fear-inspiring vein, but anytime we get too many syllables in a term that is not intended to be technical in nature we have a bit too much description and a bit too little \u201cmanageable \u2018word\u2019.\u201d\n\nPet: ngii \/ yao\u2019yao\nNamed by Jale (ngii) and Razrez (yao\u2019yao)\nHumans call this little guy the yengi or yengi cat, though it\u2019s more properly known in the Xi\u2019an language as a ngii. It\u2019s a semi-aquatic domesticated mammal that\u2019s lived alongside the Xi\u2019an since they first developed farming. It\u2019s also their most popular pet. We picked ngii for the animal\u2019s proper name, based on Jale\u2019s suggestion that an animal so old would have a simple name. His choice of ngii was also very Xi\u2019an-sounding to our ears. We picked yao\u2019yao as a nickname for the animal for similar reasons.\n\nJale has also suggested two wonderful idioms:\n\no ki\u2019a loa .u Ngii Y.a\u0304th \u2013 Yath eats like a Yengi \u2013 Yath eats quickly and quietly.\ne run nai\u2019yeth e Ngii Thl.oan \u2013 Thloan has the deep knowledge of a yengi \u2013 Somewhat sarcastic. Yengi aren\u2019t especially smart or wise, but do sit in your house all day watching you. So this implies that Thloam is a gossip, obsessed with the personal lives of his peers.\n\nCongratulations to both of you!\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nThis animal is so common in Xi\u2019an culture and has been around for so long that it would not likely have a long descriptive name. Just like \u201cdog\u201d or \u201ccat\u201d or \u201cbeaver,\u201d for which we are not commonly aware of the words\u2019 etymologies, the ngii would be so \u201cevery-day\u201d in Xi\u2019an lives that they would not think about the term\u2019s origins either. \u201cBeaver\u201d actually likely derives from an Indo-European linguistic root meaning \u201cbrown,\u201d but who knew that before reading it here? The common nickname, yao\u2019yao, is based on the sounds that the creature makes. The Xi\u2019an would be more likely to use this term when speaking with children about the animal and ngii pups would also be more likely to be referred to by this diminutive nickname. cf: \u201ccat\u201d vs. \u201ckitty.\u201d\n\nHonorable Mention\nNemi, suggested by Widde. It\u2019s a new tai, which we like because the animals from the homeworld would likely have simple names with fuzzy origins.\n\nkuthl\u016bn, suggested by Bearclops, intuited that phonologically kuth + thl\u016bn would naturally produce kuthl\u016bn in the Xi\u2019an language and semantically the meaning is very appropriate for an adorable pet. Technically speaking the term would more likely start with ma (animal), but in the context of a domestic situation that ma could very easily drop. Kuthl\u016bn would be a GREAT given name for your personal ngii \/ yao\u2019yao, if you are ever able to acquire one.","de_DE":"Die Gewinner des Xi'an Animal Naming Contest wurden ausgew\u00e4hlt! Das Lore Team war \u00fcberw\u00e4ltigt von kreativen, interessanten und gut konstruierten Vorschl\u00e4gen. Vielen Dank an alle f\u00fcr Ihre Teilnahme. Wir waren sehr beeindruckt.\n\nWoll-Tr\u00e4gertier: ma'xy.un\nBenannt nach: Benjamin Hopp\nDas ma'xy.un, im UEE-Sprachgebrauch als Shoone bekannt, ist ein gro\u00dfes, pflanzenfressendes Tier, das wegen seiner feinen Wolle gez\u00fcchtet wird. Wir haben ma'xy.un gew\u00e4hlt, weil Benjamin Hopp's clevere Kombination aus ma'a, der die elementare Verbindung f\u00fcr ein Tier ist, und einem Tai seiner eigenen Herstellung, xyun, was Kauen, Kauen (typischerweise in einer knirschenden, ger\u00e4uschvollen Weise), Kauen und Mahlen bedeutet. Sein Vorschlag zeigte auch Verst\u00e4ndnis f\u00fcr die Reihenfolge, in der Xi'an-W\u00f6rter kombiniert werden m\u00fcssen, um vollst\u00e4ndige Gedanken zu schaffen (obwohl wir sie am Ende ein wenig modifiziert haben). Ausgezeichnete Arbeit!\n\nBritton's Kommentare\nEs ist v\u00f6llig plausibel aus Benjamins Denkweise, dass der fr\u00fche Xi'an, der diese Tiere zuerst h\u00fctete, sie nach den allgegenw\u00e4rtigen (und vielleicht l\u00e4stigen) Knirschger\u00e4uschen benennen w\u00fcrde, die sie den ganzen Tag \u00fcber machen. Es ist auch plausibel, dass die tiefe etymologische Bedeutung ihres Namens auch f\u00fcr die meisten Xi'an nicht offensichtlich ist. Obwohl das Tier technisch gesehen als \"Cruncher\" bezeichnet wird, w\u00fcrde Xi'an in diesem Zusammenhang nicht daran denken.\n\nEhrenvolle Erw\u00e4hnung\nmaTu\u0113l - \"Tier des Hauses Tu\u0113l\", vorgeschlagen von Kiv0. Wir mochten es, weil die Idee, dass ein Tier einen Markennamen haben w\u00fcrde, gut zur Bedeutung der H\u00e4user in der Xi'an-Kultur zu passen scheint. ken le\" ''' le'ken, vorgeschlagen von Sergeant Teddybear59. Dies war eine sehr einfache und vern\u00fcnftige Idee \"hoher Kopf\"\/\"hoher Kopf\", und kam mit einer sehr lustigen Maxime aus der Xi'an-Philosophie dazu: \"Sei wie der weise Ken Le\", nicht mit tiefem Kopf, der immer Getreide isst, sondern auch hoch \u00fcber den hohen Feldern, vorsichtig vor jeder Gefahr.\" Apex Predator: ma'tok.y\u0101i\nBenannt nach Kiv0\nDie ma'tok.y\u0101i ist ein Raubtier, das in der Xi'an-Welt Xi (Rihlah V) heimisch ist. Er gleitet von Baum zu Baum und benutzt seine gewaltigen Krallen, um sich an die ahnungslose Beute zu klammern. Sprecher des UEE-Standards bezeichnen das Tier als Tokyai. Wir haben uns f\u00fcr den Vorschlag von Kiv0 entschieden, nicht nur, weil er nach Xi'an grammatikalischen Regeln gut gemacht war, sondern auch, weil er in seiner Tonh\u00f6henkonstruktion ein Gef\u00fchl der Angst hervorrief. Es war eine inspirierte Idee, die sich ohne weiteres von anderen abheben konnte.\n\nBritton's Kommentare\nMit diesem Vorschlag hat Kiv0 unsere beiden Vorstellungen eingefangen und ein Wort gepr\u00e4gt, das sich nahtlos in eine etymologische Denkweise von Xi'an einf\u00fcgt. Es ist ein beschreibendes Etikett, das w\u00f6rtlich \"Tier, das echte Angst erzeugt\" bedeutet und an die Xi'an-Erfahrung erinnert, sich in einem Wald auf Xi zu befinden, wenn die Kreatur in das lokale Vordach eintritt. Die anderen Social-Pack-Kreaturen beginnen, ihren Truppenkameraden Warnhinweise zu geben. \"Es ist nah, es ist nah, es ist nah.\" Die einsamen Tiere verstummen alle in der Hoffnung, dass sie sie nicht bemerken. Die Beutetiere haben alle Angst, dass sie gleich gefressen werden. Die Xi'an, als Allesfresser, sind nicht viel f\u00fcr den Appetit von ma't.ok.y\u0101i, aber sie k\u00f6nnen immer noch den Schrecken sp\u00fcren, den er \u00fcber die sylvanische Umgebung verbreitet, die er dominiert. Es folgt auch dem gleichen kombinatorischen Modell von nya't.ot'en (Bauer = \"Person, die Nahrung herstellt\"), beginnt aber sehr richtig mit ma, was bedeutet, dass die Xi'an es nicht als Person (nya) betrachten, sondern als einen Teil der Fauna, eine Kreatur oder ein Tier.\n\nEhrenvolle Erw\u00e4hnung\nTy\u0101 t.u - \"wohlwollender R\u00e4uber\" (obwohl die Grammatik r\u00fcckw\u00e4rts gerichtet ist), vorgeschlagen von Kalran. Uns hat es gefallen, weil es eine der wenigen positiven Beschreibungen des Raubtiers war! Wir m\u00f6gen die Idee, dass das Raubtier ein hohes Ma\u00df an Ehrfurcht innerhalb der Xi'an-Kultur haben w\u00fcrde, obwohl es immer noch gef\u00e4hrlich ist. ho ii'sauo r.athnya ''' ma'r.athh'o oder ma'r.ath'o oder r.ath'o oder r.ath'o, vorgeschlagen von distryr. Es hat die Ideen des Absteigens\/Entst\u00fcrzens (r.ath) und des Schweigens\/Stealth (ho) geschickt in die Beschreibung eines furchterregenden Angreifers integriert. Die Idee der \"B\u00e4ume\" darin aufzunehmen, machte es ein wenig lang, aber wenn wir die B\u00e4ume im Kontext aus ihr herauslassen und ma statt nya verwenden, dann bekommen wir so etwas wie \"silent swooper\" und das ist ziemlich omin\u00f6s. Mehrere Leute sprachen auch \u00fcber k.ruth (e) xyi he'u (Tod von oben), und das folgte einer \u00e4hnlichen klugen und \u00e4ngstlichen Ader, aber jedes Mal, wenn wir zu viele Silben in einem Begriff bekommen, der nicht als technischer Begriff gedacht ist, haben wir eine etwas zu viel Beschreibung und ein wenig zu wenig \"\u00fcberschaubares Wort\". Haustier: ngii \/ yao'yao'yaoooo\nBenannt von Jale (ngii) und Razrez (yao'yao)\nDie Menschen nennen diesen kleinen Kerl den Yengi oder die Yengi-Katze, obwohl er in der Xi'an-Sprache besser bekannt ist als Ngii. Es handelt sich um ein halb-aquatisches domestiziertes S\u00e4ugetier, das seit der ersten Entwicklung der Landwirtschaft neben den Xi'an gelebt wird. Es ist auch ihr beliebtestes Haustier. Wir w\u00e4hlten ngii f\u00fcr den richtigen Namen des Tieres, basierend auf Jales Vorschlag, dass ein so altes Tier einen einfachen Namen haben w\u00fcrde. Seine Wahl von ngii war auch f\u00fcr unsere Ohren sehr Xi'an-klingend. Wir haben yao'yao als Spitznamen f\u00fcr das Tier aus \u00e4hnlichen Gr\u00fcnden gew\u00e4hlt.\n\nJale hat auch zwei wunderbare Redewendungen vorgeschlagen:\n\no ki'a loa.u Ngii Y.a\u0304th - Yath isst wie ein Yengi - Yath isst schnell und leise.\ne run nai'yeth e Ngii Thl.oan - Thloan hat das tiefe Wissen eines Yengi - etwas sarkastisch. Yengi sind nicht besonders klug oder weise, aber sitzen Sie den ganzen Tag in Ihrem Haus und beobachten Sie. Das bedeutet also, dass Thloam ein Klatschmaul ist, besessen vom pers\u00f6nlichen Leben seiner Kollegen.\n\nHerzlichen Gl\u00fcckwunsch an euch beide!\n\nBritton's Kommentare\nDieses Tier ist in der Xi'an-Kultur so verbreitet und existiert schon so lange, dass es wahrscheinlich keinen langen beschreibenden Namen haben w\u00fcrde. Genau wie \"Hund\" oder \"Katze\" oder \"Biber\", f\u00fcr die wir die Etymologien der W\u00f6rter nicht allgemein kennen, w\u00e4ren die Ngii im Xi'an-Leben so \"allt\u00e4glich\", dass sie auch nicht an die Herkunft des Begriffs denken w\u00fcrden. \"Biber\" stammt wahrscheinlich von einer indo-europ\u00e4ischen Sprachwurzel, die \"braun\" bedeutet, aber wer wusste das, bevor er es hier las? Der allgemeine Spitzname yao'yao'yao, basiert auf den Ger\u00e4uschen, die die Kreatur macht. Die Xi'an w\u00fcrden diesen Begriff eher verwenden, wenn sie mit Kindern \u00fcber das Tier sprechen, und Ngii-Welpen w\u00fcrden auch eher von diesem winzigen Spitznamen angesprochen werden. cf: \"cat\" vs. \"kitty.\".\n\nEhrenvolle Erw\u00e4hnung\nNemi, vorgeschlagen von Widde. Es ist ein neues Tai, das wir m\u00f6gen, weil die Tiere aus der Heimatwelt wahrscheinlich einfache Namen mit unscharfer Herkunft haben w\u00fcrden. kuthl\u016bn, vorgeschlagen von Bearclops, intuitiv, dass phonologisch kuth + thl\u016bn nat\u00fcrlich kuthl\u016bn in der Xi'an-Sprache produzieren w\u00fcrde und semantisch ist die Bedeutung sehr passend f\u00fcr ein bezauberndes Haustier. Technisch gesehen w\u00fcrde der Begriff eher mit ma (Tier) beginnen, aber im Kontext einer h\u00e4uslichen Situation k\u00f6nnte ma sehr leicht fallen. Kuthl\u016bn w\u00e4re ein gro\u00dfartiger Vorname f\u00fcr Ihre pers\u00f6nliche ngii \/ yao'yaoo, wenn Sie jemals in der Lage sind, einen zu erwerben.","zh_CN":"The winners of the Xi\u2019an Animal Naming Contest have been chosen! The Lore team was overwhelmed with creative, interesting, and well-constructed suggestions. Thank you to everyone for your participation. We were extremely impressed.\n\nWool-Bearing Animal: ma\u2019xy.un\nNamed by: Benjamin Hopp\nThe ma\u2019xy.un, known as a Shoone in UEE parlance, is a tall, herbivorous beast bred for its fine wool. We picked ma\u2019xy.un due to Benjamin Hopp\u2019s clever combination of ma\u2019a, which is the elemental compound for an animal, and a tai of his own making, xyun, which means chew; chewing (typically in a \u2018crunching\u2019 manner that makes noise); masticate; grind. His suggestion also showed understanding of the order in which Xi\u2019an words need to be combined to create complete thoughts (though we modified it a little in the end). Excellent work!\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nIt is completely plausible from Benjamin\u2019s line of thinking that the early Xi\u2019an who first shepherded these beasts would name them after the pervasive (and perhaps annoying) crunch sounds they make all day. It\u2019s also plausible that the deep etymological meaning of their name isn\u2019t obvious even to most Xi\u2019an. So, although the animal is technically called a \u201ccruncher,\u201d Xi\u2019an wouldn\u2019t think of it in that context.\n\nHonorable Mention\nmaTu\u0113l \u2013 \u201cAnimal of the house of Tu\u0113l,\u201d suggested by Kiv0. We liked it because the idea that an animal would have a brand name seems to fit well with the importance of Houses in Xi\u2019an culture.\n\nken le\u201d \u203a\u203a\u203a le\u2019ken, suggested by Sgt Teddybear59. This was a very straightforward and sensible idea \u201ctall head\u201d\/\u201chead high,\u201d and came with a very fun maxim from Xi\u2019an philosophy to go with it: \u201cBe like the wise Ken Le\u201d, not with its head low, always eating grain, but also high above the tall fields, wary of any danger.\u201d\n\nApex Predator: ma\u2019tok.y\u0101i\nNamed by Kiv0\nThe ma\u2019tok.y\u0101i is a predator native to the Xi\u2019an world Xi (Rihlah V). It glides from tree to tree, using its formidable claws to latch on to unsuspecting prey. Speakers of UEE standard refer to the beast as Tokyai. We picked Kiv0\u2019s suggestion not only because it was well-made according to Xi\u2019an grammatical rules, but it suggested a sense of fear in its pitch construction. It was an inspired idea, and one that had no trouble standing out.\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nWith this suggestion, Kiv0 captured both our imaginations and coined a word that fits smoothly into a Xi\u2019an etymological mindset. It is a descriptive label meaning literally \u201canimal that creates genuine fear\u201d and evokes the Xi\u2019an experience of being in a forest on Xi as the creature enters the local canopy. The other social pack creatures begin to make warning howls to their troupe-mates. \u201cIt is near, it is near.\u201d The solitary beasts all go silent in the hope that it will not notice them. The prey animals are all terrified that they are about to be eaten. The Xi\u2019an, as omnivores, are not much to the ma\u2019t.ok.y\u0101i appetite, but they can still sense the terror that it spreads over the sylvan environment that it dominates. It also follows the same combinatorial model of nya\u2019t.ot\u2019en (farmer = \u201cperson who creates food\u201d), but very properly begins the with ma, which means that the Xi\u2019an do not consider it a person (nya), but rather a part of fauna, a creature or beast.\n\nHonorable Mention\nTy\u0101 t.u \u2013 \u201cbenevolent predator\u201d (although the grammar is backwards), suggested by Kalran. We liked it because it was one of the only positive descriptions of the predator! We like the idea that the predator would hold a level of reverence within Xi\u2019an culture, even though it\u2019s still dangerous.\n\nho ii\u2019sauo r.athnya \u203a\u203a\u203a ma\u2019r.athh\u2019o or ma\u2019r.ath\u2019o or r.ath\u2019o, suggested by distryr. It cleverly combined the ideas of descending\/pouncing (r.ath) and silence\/stealth (ho) into the description of a fearsome attacker. Including the idea of \u2019trees\u2019 in it made it a bit long, but if we leave the trees out of it as understood in context, and use ma instead of nya, then we get something like \u201csilent swooper\u201d and that\u2019s quite ominous. Multiple people also talked about k.ruth (e) xyi he\u2019u (death from above), and that followed a similar clever and fear-inspiring vein, but anytime we get too many syllables in a term that is not intended to be technical in nature we have a bit too much description and a bit too little \u201cmanageable \u2018word\u2019.\u201d\n\nPet: ngii \/ yao\u2019yao\nNamed by Jale (ngii) and Razrez (yao\u2019yao)\nHumans call this little guy the yengi or yengi cat, though it\u2019s more properly known in the Xi\u2019an language as a ngii. It\u2019s a semi-aquatic domesticated mammal that\u2019s lived alongside the Xi\u2019an since they first developed farming. It\u2019s also their most popular pet. We picked ngii for the animal\u2019s proper name, based on Jale\u2019s suggestion that an animal so old would have a simple name. His choice of ngii was also very Xi\u2019an-sounding to our ears. We picked yao\u2019yao as a nickname for the animal for similar reasons.\n\nJale has also suggested two wonderful idioms:\n\no ki\u2019a loa .u Ngii Y.a\u0304th \u2013 Yath eats like a Yengi \u2013 Yath eats quickly and quietly.\ne run nai\u2019yeth e Ngii Thl.oan \u2013 Thloan has the deep knowledge of a yengi \u2013 Somewhat sarcastic. Yengi aren\u2019t especially smart or wise, but do sit in your house all day watching you. So this implies that Thloam is a gossip, obsessed with the personal lives of his peers.\n\nCongratulations to both of you!\n\nBritton\u2019s Comments\nThis animal is so common in Xi\u2019an culture and has been around for so long that it would not likely have a long descriptive name. Just like \u201cdog\u201d or \u201ccat\u201d or \u201cbeaver,\u201d for which we are not commonly aware of the words\u2019 etymologies, the ngii would be so \u201cevery-day\u201d in Xi\u2019an lives that they would not think about the term\u2019s origins either. \u201cBeaver\u201d actually likely derives from an Indo-European linguistic root meaning \u201cbrown,\u201d but who knew that before reading it here? The common nickname, yao\u2019yao, is based on the sounds that the creature makes. The Xi\u2019an would be more likely to use this term when speaking with children about the animal and ngii pups would also be more likely to be referred to by this diminutive nickname. cf: \u201ccat\u201d vs. \u201ckitty.\u201d\n\nHonorable Mention\nNemi, suggested by Widde. It\u2019s a new tai, which we like because the animals from the homeworld would likely have simple names with fuzzy origins.\n\nkuthl\u016bn, suggested by Bearclops, intuited that phonologically kuth + thl\u016bn would naturally produce kuthl\u016bn in the Xi\u2019an language and semantically the meaning is very appropriate for an adorable pet. Technically speaking the term would more likely start with ma (animal), but in the context of a domestic situation that ma could very easily drop. Kuthl\u016bn would be a GREAT given name for your personal ngii \/ yao\u2019yao, if you are ever able to acquire one."},"links_count":9,"comment_count":29,"created_at":"2017-11-29T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"8 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-28 13:12:46","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":16280,"next_id":16283}}