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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - Magical Thinking Benefits and Concerns.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 09, 2019
	New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper Brian Vandenberg	Aug 01, 2016