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"ref": "1998 June 16, Paul McCann, “The warring after the knight before”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 2020-10-29",
"text": "Wars of succession are rarely pretty. The heirs apparent of Moghul emperors in 17th century India used to take care of business simply by murdering all their relatives the minute the ruling emperor started to look ill.",
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"ref": "2001 June 24, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, “Cover Stories: Making Babies”, in Time, retrieved 2020-10-29",
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"ref": "2007 May 10, Liz Robbins, “As Top Seeds Dominate in East, Fans Head West”, in New York Times, retrieved 2020-10-29",
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"ref": "2016 September 20, Wallis Snowdon, “Edmonton: A luxurious loo: Whitecourt washrooms named national finalist”, in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canada, retrieved 2020-10-29",
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