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- ↑ Maly, Tim. ""Why's this so good?" No. 21: Neal Stephenson's plot-free adventure story". Nieman Foundation. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ Doctorow, Cory (August 7, 2012). "Neal Stephenson's Some Remarks, a remarkable essay collection". Boing Boing. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
