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"ref": "2016 March 22, ah, “Friday, June 25 2015”, in demon.local (Usenet):",
"text": "All teh Important People have moved-on to FaciaBook...",
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"ref": "2018 December 3, jgsh...@aol.com, “You Saw This? Re: NY AG agrees to submit evidence of unprosecuted 9/11 federal crimes relating to destruction of WTCs to Special Criminal Grand Jury”, in peopleofCA12 (Google Groups):",
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"ref": "2020 July 19, Lori Price, “Protest in Albany as NY State Bar Association Walks Back COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Recommendation”, in I Hate Trump Fan Club (Google Groups):",
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