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- ↑ Vuataki, K. (22 April 2013). Softly Fiji. WestBow Press, 22 April 2013. ISBN 9781449789961 . Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ Crocombe, R. G. (1995). The Pacific Islands and the USA. University of the South Pacific. p. 291. ISBN 9789820201163 . Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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