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1. ^ Allen 2014, p. 30.
2. ^ Allen 2014, pp. 18–19, 30.
3. ^ Gardiner 1915, p. 20.
4. ^ Gardiner 1915, pp. 20–21.
5. ^ Allen 2014, pp. 34, 317–318. See more