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==How to classify a source==

Imagine that an army conquered a small country 500200 years ago, and you have three sources:

* a proclamation of victory written at the time of the conquest,

* a book written 100150 years later, based on the proclamation, and

* an encyclopedia entry written last year, based on the book.