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"ref": "2007, Deborah Smith, A Gentle Rain, BelleBooks, page 44",
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"text": "Fact is, when I've got a lot on my desk, I just can't enjoy four or five hours on the course. I'm too distracted to focus. Whereas a two-hour break playing my favorite game is just what I need to recharge my battery, improve my swing, and be more efficient when I get back to work.",
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"ref": "2014, Darryl Mace, In Remembrance of Emmett Till: Regional Stories and Media Responses to the Black Freedom Struggle, University Press of Kentucky, page 147",
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