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"ref": "1958 July 21, “Miscellany”, in Time, retrieved 2014-08-01",
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"ref": "1985 August 2, Dudley Clendinen, “About Boston: A Garbage Dump That Is the Town Showpiece”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-08-01",
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"ref": "2007 January 9, “If I use Southwest Airlines online check-in.......?”, in Yahoo Answers, retrieved 2014-08-01",
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