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15,
18
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"ref": "1997 February 8, moemcal@aol.com, “Who is better, Schanke or Tracy”, in alt.tv.forever-knight (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:",
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"ref": "1999 June 13, Goddenport, “New Skit: LACROIX'S EXPERIMENT”, in alt.tv.forever-knight (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:",
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"ref": "2000 November 16, Janet Dornhoff, DVM, “Dawn/Dr. Who/spoiler”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet), archived from the original on 27 Jan 2026:",
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65,
68
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