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"ref": "2008 September 30, Esti Frischling, “Vegging out”, in The Diamondback, University of Maryland, page 5:",
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"ref": "2013, Belinda McPherson, “Men and weight loss”, in North East Regional Extra, 27 November - 3 December 2013, page 8:",
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"ref": "2014, Robert Bryndza, Coco Pinchard, the Consequences of Love and Sex, unnumbered page:",
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