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| Russian | English |
| для друга и семь вёрст не околица | one can cross the whole land for a friend (he who really wants to see his friend or darling would not mind covering some extra miles to do it) |
| для друга – семь вёрст не околица | one can cross the whole land for a friend |
| для милого дружка и семь вёрст не околица | one can cross the whole land for a friend |