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- ↑ Mars, Tanya (2006). "Not Just for Laughs". In Mars, Tanya; Householder, Johanna (eds.). Caught in the act : an anthology of performance art by Canadian women. Toronto: YYZ Books. p. 27. ISBN 0-920-397-84-0.
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