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- ↑ Callahan, Alice (2015). The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year. p. 122.
- ↑ Jutte, Robert (1994). Poverty and Deviance in Early Modern Europe. p. 68.
- ↑ "'Bedmates' are a hot commodity for China's broke and jobless youth, who say they need to sleep next to strangers just to survive in the country's megacities". Insider.com .
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