chugging away, no i am not splitting this into fine-grained commits

src/pages/reference.njk

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+---
+pagination:
+  data: collections["reference"]
+  size: 13
+  reverse: true
+  alias: postlist
+eleventyNavigation:
+  key: reference
+  order: 2
+title: reference
+icon: fa-regular fa-folder-open
+label: read reference posts
+---
+<p>the reference page is for informational posts</p>
+
+{% include "postlist.njk" %}