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"ref": "1920, International Brewers’ Journal, volume 56, London: William Reed, →OCLC, page 450, column 1",
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"ref": "1949, Vaughan Wilkins, “Uncle Richard’s Annual Alcoholiday”, in Once upon a Time: An Adventure, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, page 150",
"text": "A little festival in celebration of favours received—in anticipation of favours to come! An alcoholiday! Fill up my glass, Malachi!",
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"ref": "2013, Geoff Berner, “Drunken Self-sabotage”, in Shannon Whibbs, editor, Festival Man, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, page 122",
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"text": "[S]ome of them have Champagne flutes and still others with pint glasses of what appears to be Cognac, tumblers of Grand Marnier and jorums of Kahlua; oh my but they will enjoy this alcoholiday tonight, […]",
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"text": "A little festival in celebration of favours received—in anticipation of favours to come! An alcoholiday! Fill up my glass, Malachi!",
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"text": "[S]ome of them have Champagne flutes and still others with pint glasses of what appears to be Cognac, tumblers of Grand Marnier and jorums of Kahlua; oh my but they will enjoy this alcoholiday tonight, […]",
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