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"ref": "2016, Daniel Knowles, Disasters, Fires and Rescues",
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"ref": "2016, Mr. John, The Black Book",
"text": "As all Australians know, Ned Kelly (1854 or 1855 – 11 November 1880) was a bucket head, or should I say, he was the Robin Hood of bucket heads.",
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"ref": "1995, Nick Baron, Virtual Destruction, page 94",
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"ref": "2004, Derek Drymon, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, page 83",
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"ref": "2015, R. J. Ellory, City of Lies: A Thriller",
"text": "Bucket heads down the alleyway off of West Fifteenth and Seventh.",
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"ref": "2015, Mark Hodder, The Rise of the Automated Aristocrats",
"text": "“Apparently the bucket heads took off in great haste and knocked a couple of rotorchairs out of the sky as they went.",
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},
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