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  "id": 12212378,
  "title": "The Sandpaper series was radioactive from the start. Then a USB stick was delivered to my room",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-sandpaper-series-was-radioactive-from-the-start-then-a-usb-stick",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T18:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "the-age",
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  "summary": "Australia is returning to South Africa for a Test series for the first time since the ball-tampering affair. Covering the last one in 2018 was an assignment like no other.",
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The Sandpaper series was radioactive from the start. Then a USB stick was delivered to my room",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/the-sandpaper-series-was-radioactive-from-the-start-then-a-usb-stick-12212433",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:22:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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