https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=615%3A_Avoidance615: Avoidance - Revision history2026-05-03T08:45:34ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=615:_Avoidance&diff=340801&oldid=prev172.71.123.113: Removed a duplicate space.2024-04-29T15:52:56Z<p>Removed a duplicate space.</p>
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