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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3059",
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  "heading": "Extinction of principal obligation",
  "text": "The extinction of the principal obligation extinguishes the suretyship.",
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      "name": "Of the Different Modes of Acquiring the Ownership of Things"
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      "number": "XVI",
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