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Slant can refer to:
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- 1 2 Lisa Macklem (31 March 2017). "rish Fiction Fridays: Walter Willis: Slant". Dublin 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ 1954 Retro-Hugo Award Winners List
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