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  2. Agnew, Aileen. “The Devil and the Wilderness.” Maine History Online. Accessed May 30, 2022. https://www.mainememory.net/sitebuilder/site/772/page/1181/display

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  4. Anderson, Brian. “The Hell Portal Where NASA's Rocket King Hung Out With L. Ron Hubbard.” Vice, October 28, 2012. https://www.vice.com/en/article/8qqqkx/hunting-the-hell-portal-where-the-founder-of-nasa-s-jpl-divined-cosmic-rockets-with-l-ron

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