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+# textdomain: mail
+BCC=
+Cancel=
+Send=
+Note=
+Back=
+Delete=
+Edit=
+Name=
+Player name=
+your contacts.=
+The contact=
+Maillist name=
+Desc=
+Players=
+your maillists.=
+The maillist=
+Save=
+That name=
+is already in=
+name cannot=
+be empty.=
+Mark Read=
+Mark Unread=
+New=
+From=
+Reply=
+Reply all=
+Forward=
+Subject=
+Inbox=
+Sent messages=
+Read=
+Contacts=
+Mail lists=
+About=
+Close=
+(No subject)=
+No mail=
+(No description)=
+No maillist=
+Date=
+CC=
+To=