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fountain(cause, source, foundation, basis)
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genesis(noun, cause, reason, element, matter)
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impulse(noun, cause, influence, reason, object)
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inception(cause, source, foundation, basis)
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inducement(noun, cause, reason, object, base)
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influence(noun, feature, cause, point, reason)
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inspiration(noun, cause, influence, reason, object)
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mainspring(noun, cause, influence, reason, object)
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nucleus(noun, support, action, cause, base)
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producer(noun, cause, influence, reason, base)
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provenance(cause, source, foundation, basis)
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provenience(noun, cause, source, foundation, basis)
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seed(cause, source, background, ancestry)
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spring(noun, cause, reason, object, base)
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starting point(noun, expression, cause, base, suggestion)
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stock(cause, source, origin, descent)
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wellspring(noun, cause, influence, base, beginning)
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alpha(cause, source)
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birth(cause, source, background, ancestry)
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blast off(expression, cause, source)
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