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"ref": "1991, Stephen King, Needful Things",
"text": "Soon, you might think, a lone figure dressed in tails and a top-hat — Fred Astaire, or maybe Gene Kelly — would appear and dance his way from one of those spots to the next, singing about how lonely a fellow could be when his best girl had given him the air and all the bars were closed.",
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"ref": "2020 April 22, Will Harrison, “15 Anime To Watch If You Love Fruits Basket”, in CBR",
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