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- ↑ "The Western". www.glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ↑ "Fiction Reviews: Week of 4/14/2008". http://www.publishersweekly.com. 2008-04-14. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
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