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"ref": "1996, Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones's Diary: A Novel, London: Picador",
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"ref": "2002, Evan Hunter, The Moment She was Gone: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster",
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"text": "I then choose a pale green silk print dress that plays up the green in my eyes. Matching it with pea green 3 inch heels, pearl necklace and 7mm pearl earrings; I once again look like a lady who lunches; a very wealthy one but one never the less.",
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