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normalize_extracts: inserting spaces around embedded dashes is not always appropriate

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Description

It's not always appropriate to normalize a word with embedded punctuation by inserting spaces before + after the embedded punctuation character.

A couple of counter examples from some of the target sentences in recent XRI datasets:

Original sentence: Niri poki pule kua-kua dabe edieng wao pihak ruha ihi partai nbe tenama tule hu'a gu mege wai.
Normalized sentence: Niri poki pule kua - kua dabe edieng wao pihak ruha ihi partai nbe tenama tule hu'a gu mege wai.

Original sentence: Ge a bi? nulu-waleng nu tenama dia wai dabe soro hulu mata nbe
Normalized sentence: Ge a bi? nulu - waleng nu tenama dia wai dabe soro hulu mata nbe

Normalizing the word 'kua-kua' to 'kua - kua', or the word 'nulu-waleng' to 'nulu - waleng' is not correct.

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Start by locating the normalize_extracts entry point and trace how embedded punctuation is normalized. Use the kua-kua and nulu-waleng examples as regression cases; done means those embedded dashes are not separated while the intended normalization behavior remains covered.

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