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CTL-W-0285 · Work · 1990s

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Combined Graph record U-00686 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0285. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'off the chain 1. free, unrestrained or unrestricted; 2. of people or circumstances, out of control, extreme; 3. excellent, very satisfying.' — Matches stored 'excellent, unrestrained'. Wave 12's route was a Cambridge entry that would not render; Green's entry fetched in full here.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'off the chain 1. free, unrestrained or unrestricted; 2. of people or circumstances, out of control, extreme; 3. excellent, very satisfying.' — Matches stored 'excellent, unrestrained'. Wave 12's route was a Cambridge entry that would not render; Green's entry fetched in full here.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'off the chain 1. free, unrestrained or unrestricted; 2. of people or circumstances, out of control, extreme; 3. excellent, very satisfying.' — Matches stored 'excellent, unrestrained'. Wave 12's route was a Cambridge entry that would not render; Green's entry fetched in full here.

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