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"ref": "2008, D. M. Samson, Nails, page 28",
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"ref": "2011, Paddy Sinnott, Eejit Strikes Back, page 13",
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"ref": "1995, Grahame W. Gould, New Methods of Food Preservation, page 291",
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"ref": "2001, William R. Herguth, Thomas M. Warne, Turbine Lubrication in the 21st Century, page 44",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1995, Grahame W. Gould, New Methods of Food Preservation, page 291",
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},
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