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- ↑ King, Stephen (December 2003). "Rest Stop". Esquire. Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
- ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (2019-04-18). "Legendary Developing Stephen King Short Story 'Rest Stop' As A Feature". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
