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"ref": "2016 October 27, Derek Baker, “Your future is foretold in these spooky horror-scopes”, in The Guantlet, page 17:",
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"ref": "2018 October 24, Amelia Calautti, “Get goosebumps with 'Netflix and Chills'”, in The Rice Thresher, page 8:",
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"ref": "2018 October 29, Sara Serrano, “Where have all the cats gone?”, in The Collegian, page 14:",
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