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+2015-01-01 transaction 1
+  1                                          1
+  1:2                                       -1
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+2015-01-02 transaction 2
+  1:2:3                                      1
+  1:2:3:4                                   -1
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+2015-01-03 transaction 3
+  1:2:3:4:5                                  1
+  1                                         -1
+