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- ↑ 1967 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved December 20, 2018
- ↑ <December 2, 1965> Superiority Complex (January 1966 IF), by David Levinson, at Galactic Journey ; published December 2, 2020; retrieved October 24, 2023
