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"ref": "1992, Teresa Kao, “Nikki”, in The Quality of the Light, West Linn, Or.: Gangor Press, page 166",
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"text": "He's letting me hire four new rangers. Isn't that great? The increase in tourists are running us ragged.",
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"ref": "2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-04-21",
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