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impulse(cause, influence, source, origin)
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inducement(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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influence(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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inspiration(cause, influence, source, spring)
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motive(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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nucleus(cause, influence, source, origin)
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occasion(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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principle(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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progenitor(cause, influence, source, origin)
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roots(cause, influence, source, origin)
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seed(cause, influence, source, root)
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start(cause, beginning, source, foundation)
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basis(cause, source, foundation, root)
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causality(cause, source, origin, derivation)
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causation(cause, influence, source, origin)
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cause(influence, source, foundation, basis)
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determinant(cause, source, foundation, basis)
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egg(cause, influence, source, origin)
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embryo(cause, influence, source, origin)
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fountain-head
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