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"ref": "1969, Stanley Dehlet Mayer, Fantasy, volumes 6-7",
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"ref": "2015, Catherine Therese, The Weight of Silence",
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"ref": "2015, Murray W. Nabors, The Adventures of Terrence the Tabby Cat",
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"sense": "Diminutive of uncle",
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