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"ref": "1982, Iron Maiden, Run to the Hills",
"text": "Run to the hills! Run for your life!",
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"ref": "2010, Irvin D. Yalom, Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death",
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"ref": "December 7 2022, Simon Shuster, “2022 Person of the Year: Volodymyr Zelensky”, in Time",
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"ref": "2011, Machicote, Life Trials, page 9",
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