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- ↑ Sieveking, Paul (ed.) Man Bites Man: The Scrapbook of an English Eccentric - George Ives (Jay Landesman 1980), pg. 5
- ↑ Bob Rickard (Autumn 1984). "Editorial". The Fortean Times #42.
- ↑ Nth Position Online Magazine: Paul Sieveking Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed March 6, 2008
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