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  "urn": "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3156",
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  "heading": "Pledgee's right of retention",
  "text": "If the thing pledged has been delivered to the pledgee or a third person for the benefit of the pledgee, the pledgee is not obligated to return it until all secured obligations have been extinguished.",
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      "number": "XX-A",
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