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- ↑ Wong, Alan. "Under the Pear Tree", The Star , November 13, 2011. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/11/13/lifebookshelf/9774312%5B%5D. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
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