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- ↑ "ANIMECON CORPORATION (#C1679437)". California Secretary of State (California Business Portal). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "Certificate of Dissolution" (PDF). California Secretary of State (California Business Portal). 12 February 1993. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Filed 23 February 1993.
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