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- ↑ GLICK, SHAV (1987-11-14). "THE REAL GAME OF BADMINTON : This Bears Little Resemblance to Your Average Family Party in the Backyard". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved 2018-04-12.
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