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- ↑ Jack, Claire (2020-10-07). "Are You a Narcissist's Flying Monkey?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ↑ Hammond, Christine (2019-07-04). "Narcissists and Their Flying Monkeys". Psych Central. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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