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"ref": "1981 March 30, Gerald Clarke, “Show Business: The Long Way to Broadway”, in TIME:",
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"ref": "1995, Doug Robinson, \"How about replacing rosters with these subs?,\" The Deseret News, Feb 25, 1995, section D",
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"ref": "2004, Andy Kessler, Running Money: Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Markets and My Hunt for the Big Score, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 131:",
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