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+module PaperTrail
+  module Cleaner
+    def gather_all_versions
+      Version.all.group_by(&:item_id)
+    end
+
+    def get_all_keys
+      @versions.keys
+    end
+
+    def grouping_for_key(key)
+      @versions[key].group_by(&:grouping_by_date)
+    end
+
+    def sanitize(group)
+      group.pop
+      if group.size > 0
+        group.each do |member| 
+          member.destroy
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def analyze_grouping(grouping)
+      grouping.each_value do |group|
+        sanitize(group)
+      end
+    end
+
+    def acquire_version_info
+      @versions = gather_all_versions
+      @keys = get_all_keys
+    end
+
+    def examine_and_clean_versions
+      @keys.each do |key|
+        grouping = grouping_for_key(key)
+        analyze_grouping(grouping)
+      end
+    end 
+
+    def clean_paper_trail_versions
+      acquire_version_info
+      examine_and_clean_versions
+    end
+  end
+end