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- ↑ "Terminal Velocity by Blanche McCrary Boyd". Publishers Weekly . 1997-06-02. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ↑ "Terminal Velocity". Kirkus Reviews . 1997-05-15. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
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