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- ↑ "Episode 1603 Faith Hilling Press Release" [ dead link ]. South Park Studios. March 26, 2012
- ↑ Goldman, Eric (March 28, 2012). "South Park: "Faith Hilling" Review". IGN. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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