For a two-nucleon system in spin singlet state, the spin is represented through the Pauli matrices \( \sigma_1, \sigma_2 \) for particles 1 and 2, respectively. The value of \( \sigma_1 \cdot \sigma_2 \) (in integer) is \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\).
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