Map of Sweden overlaid with "väs".

The sound of "snake hissing" in Swedish!
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Map of Macedonia overlaid with "цмок (tsmoc)".

The sound of "kiss" in Macedonian!
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Map of Vatican City overlaid with "ah ah".

The sound of "laughter" in Italian!
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Map of Czech Republic overlaid with "ha ha".

The sound of "laughter" in Czech!
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Map of Germany overlaid with "rülps".

The sound of "belching" in German!
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Map of Andorra overlaid with "rot".

The sound of "belching" in Catalan!
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Map of Vatican City overlaid with "ah ah".

The sound of "laughter" in Italian!
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Map of Cyprus overlaid with "σσσ (ssss)".

The sound of "hushing" in Greek!
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Map of Cyprus overlaid with "brekekekex koax koax (ancient".

The sound of "frog croaking" in Greek!
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Map of Italy overlaid with "glu glu".

The sound of "swallowing" in Italian!
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Map of Sweden overlaid with "uää-uää".

The sound of "baby crying" in Swedish!
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Map of Belarus overlaid with "ай (aj)".

The sound of "scream" in Belarusian!
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Map of Serbia overlaid with "цмок (cmok)".

The sound of "kiss" in Serbian!
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Map of Singapore overlaid with "aduh".

The sound of "scream" in Malay!
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Map of Ukraine overlaid with "ґольґ (golg)".

The sound of "swallowing" in Ukrainian!
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Map of Indonesia overlaid with "muahhh".

The sound of "kiss" in Indonesian!
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Map of Iceland overlaid with "ái".

The sound of "scream" in Icelandic!
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Map of Andorra overlaid with "muà".

The sound of "kiss" in Catalan!
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there's a #leak in my brain
a steady drip
pooling as a puddle
into a depression
I #suppose was always there.
Filling to the spilling
to stream into the heart
where churning turbines spin
then beat a rat-a-tat-tat
like jack's anxious #hammer

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Map of Denmark overlaid with "slurk".

The sound of "drinking" in Danish!
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Map of Angola overlaid with "sss".

The sound of "snake hissing" in Portuguese!
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Map of Austria overlaid with "haha".

The sound of "laughter" in German!
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Map of Finland overlaid with "loiskis".

The sound of "wet strike" in Finnish!
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Map of Netherlands overlaid with "ssst".

The sound of "hushing" in Dutch!
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Map of Croatia overlaid with "jao".

The sound of "scream" in Croatian!
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Map of China overlaid with "呼噜 (hū lu)[zho 3]".

The sound of "snoring" in Chinese!
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Map of Aruba overlaid with "plof".

The sound of "falling strike" in Dutch!
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Map of Saudi Arabia overlaid with "tum tum".

The sound of "heart beating" in Arabic!
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Map of Andorra overlaid with "nyam nyam".

The sound of "eating food" in Catalan!
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Map of Romania overlaid with "ăăă".

The sound of "pausing or thinking" in Romanian!
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