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"ref": "2004, Helene Stapinski, Baby Plays Around: A Love Affair, with Music, Villard Books, pages 93 and 99",
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"ref": "2009, Hubert L. Bird, chapter 8, in The Temple of Solomon, Dog Ear Publishing, page 101",
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"ref": "2012, Anna Jarzab, The Opposite of Hallelujah, Delacorte Press, page 50",
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"ref": "2018 November 3, Ian Jack, “British icons to throw off the white cliffs: what’s on your list?”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2018-11-03",
"text": "“And, as we are speaking of weapons, the last operational Spitfires should join them.” “Are you certain?” I asked, thinking of a previous age when we watched the Hitler Channel together in the afternoons.\n“Hitler Channel” links to the Urban Dictionary entry.",
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