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        "city": "Pai",
        "place_name": "Charlie & Lek",
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        "charming_entry": "Charlie & Lek is a Pai food-route candidate because candidate for health/vegetarian-friendly pai food route. Order logic: Thai dishes, salads, curries, vegetarian options; verify. History/opening: Opening date not source-verified. Publish caveat: Avoid if operation/hours uncertain. Confidence: medium.",
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        "user_review_signal_snapshot": "Live crowd/vendor review layer needed.",
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