See leave no trace on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2003, Annette McGivney, Leave No Trace: A Guide to the New Wilderness Ethic, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 43:",
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"ref": "2013, Cory Doctorow, Homeland, Tor Books, →ISBN:",
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