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- ↑ "Putsj: tidsskrift". Deichman (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ↑ "Putsj utgitt av Natur og ungdom". Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2020.
