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...The original gulch – Galt's Gulch was Ayn Rand's creation in Atlas Shrugged....
- ↑ "Would You Move - Liberty in Our Lifetime". Archived from the original on 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
- ↑ Innocents Betrayed : A Documentary Film; 2003; 58 minutes; Director: Aaron Zelman; Writer: Claire Wolfe; JPFO Productions.
