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"ref": "2008, Jeff Warren, The Head Trip: Adventures on the Wheel of Consciousness, Random House, page 43",
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"ref": "1998 March 17, Craig Fletcher, “Get a job.”, in alt.games.quake (Usenet)",
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"ref": "1998 April 21, Chris Dale, “How do you use the mouse?!”, in rec.games.computer.doom.playing (Usenet)",
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"ref": "2001 April 6, Tarf, “CL: April quest critique (was Re: CL: April's Fool question)”, in comp.sys.mac.games.adventure (Usenet)",
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