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Happy editing! DBigXrayᗙ 15:39, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
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editHello 117.198.113.27! Please do not forget to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. Adding well-formatted references is easy.
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This will add a well-formatted reference, which will allow other people to see where you got your information from. You can read more about this at Help:Edit toolbar, or watch this video: File:RefTools.ogv. Thanks and regards. —DBigXrayᗙ 15:38, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
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