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"ref": "1820, Washington Irving, “The Early Experiences of Ralph Ringwood,”, in The Crayon Papers",
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"ref": "1917, L. Frank Baum, chapter 7, in The Lost Princess of Oz",
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"ref": "2001 July 30, Dean E. Murphy, “Political Memo; Being Mike Bloomberg, Without a Script or a Doubt”, in New York Times, retrieved 2008-10-11",
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