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- ↑ Hall, Donald Eugene; Pramaggiore, Maria (1996). Representing Bisexualities: Subjects and Cultures of Fluid Desire. NYU Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0-8147-6634-X.
- 1 2 3 4 Graham Grafton (1988). "Preface". The Oyster: Volume 3, Including the Life and Lays of Dr Teddy Parsifal. New English Library, Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 045048906X.
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