REFERENCING AND FORMATTING: MEET YOUR NEW BFFS YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE SO MANY NEW FRIENDS IN YOUR FIRST YEAR OF LAW, BUT NONE MORE LOYAL OR KNOWLEDGEABLE THAN THESE TWO MVPS:
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