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- ↑ Brantley, Ben (June 3, 2015). "Review: 'Heisenberg,' With Mary-Louise Parker, Mines the Extraordinary in the Commonplace" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on June 4, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
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