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Secondary Sources: Why Is Reading Cases So Hard?","output":"\u003Carticle id=\u0022node-19475\u0022 class=\u0022node node-lesson node-promoted\u0022 about=\u0022\/lesson\/19475\u0022 typeof=\u0022sioc:Item foaf:Document\u0022 role=\u0022article\u0022\u003E\n\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022lesson-status\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg width=\u002220\u0022 height=\u002218\u0022 xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022\u003E\u003Cg fill=\u0022#FFF\u0022 fill-rule=\u0022nonzero\u0022\u003E\u003Cpath d=\u0022M6.6 5.2L5.1 6.6l4.9 4.8 10-10L18.6 0 10 8.6z\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cpath d=\u0022M15.9 8.1c.1.3.1.6.1.9 0 3.9-3.1 7-7 7s-7-3.1-7-7 3.1-7 7-7c1.2 0 2.4.3 3.5.9l1-1.7C12.1.4 10.6 0 9 0 4 0 0 4 0 9s4 9 9 9 9-4 9-9c0-.4 0-.7-.1-1.1l-2 .2z\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/g\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\n \u003Cspan\u003ELesson Viewed\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003Cheader class=\u0022lesson-header\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ch2\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/lesson\/19475\u0022\u003EPrimary v. 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