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"ref": "1891, Plutarchus, Plutarch's Lives, page 8",
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"ref": "1986, Michael Dibdin, A Rich Full Death, page 60",
"text": "And all with that vital piece of evidence burning a hole in his pocket the while!",
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"ref": "1991, Anne Rice, The Witching Hour, page 281",
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