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Neer, Katherine.  "What if I accidentally zapped someone with my stun gun?"  02 January 2008.  HowStuffWorks.com. <http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/other-gadgets/stun-gun-zap.htm>  10 February 2012.
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