How can I avoid duplicating data in a document database like RavenDB?

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Published on 2010-06-03T17:09:32Z Indexed on 2010/06/05 22:02 UTC
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Given that document databases, such as RavenDB, are non-relational, how do you avoid duplicating data that multiple documents have in common? How do you maintain that data if it's okay to duplicate it?

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