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- ↑ Wickham, Ashley (2010-04-25). ""Wakabauti long Chinatown" | The song, the composers, the storyline". Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Solomon Islands. Archived from the original on 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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