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- ↑ Schapira (1994) p. 117
- 1 2 "Da induve vene u campanile di Pasqua ?". www.apiazzetta.com (in Corsican). A piazzetta. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ↑ Corse Matin
- ↑ world Flavor Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Forum Auféminin html
- ↑ website Cliquecorse
