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        {
            "summary": "Mario Desa is a tattoo artist at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago, with 14 published tattoos on TatSeek; mostly old school.",
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            "name": "Mario Desa",
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                "name": "Great Lakes Tattoo",
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                "city": "Chicago"
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                        "name": "Traditional (Old School)",
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                        "share": 50
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                    {
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                        "share": 50
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "flower",
                        "name": "Flower",
                        "share": 29
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "dagger",
                        "name": "Dagger & Knife",
                        "share": 29
                    },
                    {
                        "slug": "eagle",
                        "name": "Eagle",
                        "share": 21
                    }
                ],
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                    {
                        "slug": "forearm",
                        "name": "Forearm",
                        "share": 64
                    },
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                        "share": 14
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                    "title": "Rose Snake and Skull Traditional Upper Arm",
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                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11109",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the upper arm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Snake Rose and Skull Traditional Forearm",
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                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11106",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Skull and Snake Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/skull-and-snake-traditional-forearm-2/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11103",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) skull tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Heart and Dagger Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/heart-and-dagger-traditional-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11100",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) heart tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Hand with Eye and Dagger Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/hand-with-eye-and-dagger-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11097",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) hand with an eye tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Tiger and Snake Traditional Back",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/tiger-and-snake-traditional-back/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11094",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) tiger tattoo on the back by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Eagle and Flower Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/eagle-and-flower-traditional-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11091",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) eagle tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Dagger Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/dagger-traditional-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11088",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) dagger & knife tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Demon Mask Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/demon-mask-traditional-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11085",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) demon tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Snake and Dagger Traditional Forearm",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/snake-and-dagger-traditional-forearm/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11082",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) snake tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
                {
                    "title": "Butterfly and Roses Traditional Stomach",
                    "url": "https://tatseek.com/tattoo-photo/butterfly-and-roses-traditional-stomach/",
                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11079",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) butterfly tattoo on the stomach by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
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                    "title": "Orangutan with Axe Traditional Calf",
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                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) orangutan tattoo on the calf by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                },
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                    "title": "Eagle, Snake and Skull Traditional Back",
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                    "summary": "Sleeve-size color Traditional (Old School) eagle tattoo on the back by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago; ≈$3,280–$4,970; ≈18–32 h, 6+ sessions."
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                    "title": "Eagle and Snake Traditional Forearm",
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                    "agent_url": "https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/tattoos/?id=11070",
                    "summary": "Color Traditional (Old School) eagle tattoo on the forearm by Mario Desa at Great Lakes Tattoo, Chicago."
                }
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