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References
- ↑ Francis James Child, English and Scottish Ballads, "The Bonny Lass of Anglesey"
- ↑ "2007 Nebula Award Nominees", The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Spring 2008 p 44
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