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+## References
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+@article{Pearson:2017,
+  	Adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System},
+  	Adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2017arXiv170304627P},
+  	Archiveprefix = {arXiv},
+  	Author = {{Pearson}, S. and {Price-Whelan}, A.~M. and {Johnston}, K.~V.},
+  	Eprint = {1703.04627},
+  	Journal = {ArXiv e-prints},
+  	Keywords = {Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies},
+  	Month = mar,
+  	Title = {{Gaps in Globular Cluster Streams: Pal 5 and the Galactic Bar}},
+  	Year = 2017
+}