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- 1 2 3 4 5 Jefford 1988, p. 173.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Jefford 1988, p. 165.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 177.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 171.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 167.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 153.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 158.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Jefford 1988, p. 166.
- 1 2 Jefford 1988, p. 156.
- ↑ Jefford 1988, p. 176.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Jefford 1988, p. 161.
- 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 159.
- 1 2 3 4 Jefford 1988, p. 160.
- 1 2 3 Jefford 1988, p. 164.
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