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- ↑ "Elinor's Fishy Friend/Do The Crane Dance". wgte.org. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "Elinor Wonders Why: A Wonderful Journey: Episode 0 | Schedules | WGTE". www.wgte.org. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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