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"ref": "2010, BioWare, quoting Toombs, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: What the hell?",
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"ref": "2012 May 1, Joanna Kakissis, “Greece's Former Prime Minister Assesses the State of His Nation”, in Time, retrieved 2015-04-20",
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"word": "白老鼠"
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