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- ↑ Deathbowl to Downtown , retrieved 2020-08-16
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- ↑ Palmieri, Jean E. (2019-09-03). "EXCLUSIVE: Zoo York Brings Back Founders to Create Halo Collection". WWD. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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