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"ref": "2017 September 22, Suzanne Loudermilk, “Dining review: At Giovanni's, hearty Italian fare and an old-fashioned feel”, in The Baltimore Sun, archived from the original on 2018-11-18",
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"ref": "1989 October 10, Ice-T (lyrics and music), “The Girl Tried to Kill Me” (track 6), in The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!, performed by Ice-T",
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"ref": "1989 October 10, Ice-T (lyrics and music), “The Girl Tried to Kill Me” (track 6), in The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!, performed by Ice-T",
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"ref": "2004, Murad Kalam, Night Journey, Simon & Schuster, published 2004, page 158",
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"A coal-car."
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