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Just clarifying—since at one time I was unsure and ended up testing it—that the full reference doesn't need to appear earlier in the article than the "reused" occurrences in order to work. It just has to appear somewhere. First and subsequent are just the simplest way to explain what to do. Musiconeologist 18:44, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
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