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"ref": "1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book IV",
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"ref": "1897, William Stubbs, The Constitutional History of England in Its Origin and Development, 6th edition, volume 1, page 134",
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"ref": "1919, F. J. Snell, The Customs of Old England",
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"ref": "1963, James Alexander Robertson, editor, The Hispanic American Historical Review, volume 8, page 463",
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"ref": "1983, Poul Anderson, Time Patrolman (fiction)",
"text": "[…] slay Ermanaric in one quick, clean blow, and afterward call a folkmoot to pick a new king who shall be righteous.",
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"ref": "2006, Constance E. Richards, Kenneth L. Richards, Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains, 8th edition, page 334",
"text": "New Zealand Maori in grass skirts, Bavarian oompah bands, and sombrero-wearing Mexican ensembles are only a few of the multicultural treasures you might encounter at Waynesville's Folkmoot USA festival.",
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"text": "[…] slay Ermanaric in one quick, clean blow, and afterward call a folkmoot to pick a new king who shall be righteous.",
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},
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