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"ref": "1992, Ralph Compton, The Goodnight Trail: The Trail Drive, page 24",
"text": "\"Well, I reckon that splits the blanket,\" said Will. \"Now he knows we ain't buyin' his shakedown, I reckon he'll loose them pet Comanches on us.\"",
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"ref": "1997 September 19, King Consultant, “This is a test of TRUE character”, in alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys (Usenet)",
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"ref": "2013, Yuri Maltsev, Roman Skaskiw, The Tea Party Explained: From Crisis to Crusade, page 115",
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