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No credit given or permission requested.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PetText?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PetText</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kobaltmusic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#kobaltmusic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WestEndgirls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WestEndgirls</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Drake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Drake</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PetShopBoys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PetShopBoys</a> <a href="https://t.co/P5siIccTw9">pic.twitter.com/P5siIccTw9</a></p>&mdash; Pet Shop Boys (@petshopboys) <a href="https://twitter.com/petshopboys/status/1710371181998617028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2023</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/clnj22xcu00183b6sbp1fqu7g@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Drake credits Chief Keef on the track, but neither Tennant 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