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"text": "El día que el cliente visitó al babalawo Ángel, con 15 años de trayectoria, el dios Orula le recomendó varias cosas: no comer crustáceos en 21 días, vestir de blanco durante el mismo tiempo, cuidarse de ciertas personas y echarse novia de una vez.",
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"ref": "2015 September 21, “Te purifico el aura por 950 euros”, in El País",
"text": "El día que el cliente visitó al babalawo Ángel, con 15 años de trayectoria, el dios Orula le recomendó varias cosas: no comer crustáceos en 21 días, vestir de blanco durante el mismo tiempo, cuidarse de ciertas personas y echarse novia de una vez.",
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