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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:2480",
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  "heading": "Retention of possession by seller, presumption of simulation",
  "text": "When the thing sold remains in the corporeal possession of the seller the sale is presumed to be a simulation, and, where the interest of heirs and creditors of the seller is concerned, the parties must show that their contract is not a simulation.",
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      "number": "VII",
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