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"ref": "2010, Alex Palmer, The Labyrinth of Drowning, HarperCollins Australia, unnumbered page",
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"type": "quotation"
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{
"ref": "2010, Alex Palmer, The Labyrinth of Drowning, HarperCollins Australia, unnumbered page",
"text": "A line of cars was parked along one side, presumably belonging to the sex workers and their clients. ‘Get their regos,’ Borghini said to one of his people.",
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