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Fantasy research collections
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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U.S. Copyright Office
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American Folklore Society
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Project Gutenberg
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Getty Research Institute
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Harvard Art Museums collections
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Smithsonian Open Access
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Society for Creative Anachronism
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection
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National Endowment for the Arts
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International Game Developers Association
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Anime Expo
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Authors Guild
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Comic-Con International
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Writers Guild of America West
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Canadian Museum of History
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Library and Archives Canada
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Royal Ontario Museum
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Godot documentation
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Blender manual
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