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"ref": "2005 February, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine’s Day, Don Mills, Ont.: Red Dress Ink, →ISBN, page 305:",
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"ref": "2011, Gemma Burgess, chapter 10, in A Girl Like You, London: Avon, →ISBN, page 93:",
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"ref": "2013 July, Kelly Younger, “The Debutante Ball & The Lucky Spot”, in Henley in an Hour, Hanover, N.H.: In an Hour Books, →ISBN, page 26:",
"text": "Like Carnelle in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Teddy will attempt to transform herself on the outside by shaving, plucking, dressing, make-uping, and acting like a lady.",
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],
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"makeup",
"makeup"
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"rare"
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