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Stocker, Sharon R.; Gerkie, Tammie; Davis, Jack L. (2006). "Sourcing
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Stocker, Sharon R.; Davis, Jack L. (2013). "The
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Stocker, Sharon R.; Davis, Jack L. (2016). "The Lord of the Gold Rings: The
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