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- ↑ Costa, Joe (December 25, 2006). "Deep Puddle Dynamics - The Taste of Rain...Why Kneel". Sputnikmusic.
- ↑ Tadah (3 August 2021). "The Taste Of Rain ... Why Kneel". Urban Smarts.
