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  "heading": "Ownership and possession distinguished.",
  "text": "The ownership and the possession of a thing are distinct.\n\nOwnership exists independently of any exercise of it and may not be lost by nonuse. Ownership is lost when acquisitive prescription accrues in favor of an adverse possessor.",
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