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"ref": "1996 September 10, Charlie Bain, Louise Jury, “Swiss asked: 'Where is that stolen gold?'”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2017-08-11",
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"ref": "2003 March 25, Alan Cowell, “Russian Billionaire Is Arrested in London”, in New York Times, retrieved 2017-08-11",
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"ref": "2013, Ian McDonald, chapter 62, in Chaga",
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