Electrical emitter

The electrical emitter,^[1] also known as the electric shocker^[2] and the electric beam,^[3] is a gimmick that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a small, mass-produced generator that shoots out electricity.

Description

The electrical emitter is a device of varying design that emits electricity. In gameplay, this machine will unleash rays of electricity in an horizontal direction or vertical every few seconds. Should the playable character touch these rays, they will take damage. However, a Lightning Shield will allow the player to walk on top of electrical emitters without getting hurt.

Game appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), and its numerous ports and remasters, electrical emitters are known as electric shockers.^[2] In this game, they appear in Scrap Brain Zone Act 1 and 2, where they resemble pink orbs on metal bars. In gameplay, they emit horizontal electrical rays.

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit), electrical emitters are known as electric beams.^[3] In this game, they look like they did in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit), except that they have a yellow orb instead of a purple one. In gameplay, electric beams appear in Scrap Brain Zone, where they otherwise behave exactly like they did in Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit).

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

In Sonic the Hedgehog CD, the Windows 95 version, and the 2011 remaster, electrical emitters appear in the Wacky Workbench. In this game, they are small electric cubes whose color varies depending on the timezone the player is in. In gameplay, they only fire one line of electricity at a time. To avoid them, the playable character must hang onto a pole and climb over them. Notably, in the good future, they are temporarily disabled at times.

SegaSonic the Hedgehog

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles

In Sonic & Knuckles, and the lock-on game Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, electrical emitters appear in Death Egg Zone as long panels of electricity on the floor and ceiling. Notably, those on the ceilings shoot out bolts of electricity periodically.

Tails Adventure

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Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj)

In Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj), electrical emitters^[1] appear in the Scrap Brain Zone portion of Scrap Plant Zone. In this game, they have the exact same appearance and behavior they had in the original Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic Forces

In Sonic Forces, electrical emitters appear in Death Egg. In this game, they have the exact same appearance and behavior they had in Sonic & Knuckles.

In other media

Books and comics

Archie Comics

An electrical emitter (left, from *Sonic the Hedgehog* #290.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, electrical emitters appeared as traps encountered by Sonic in some of Dr. Eggman's earliest bases.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj) game design document, pg. 45.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 1-55958-335-5.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 1-55958-335-5.

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Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Playable characters	Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Tails (Super Tails) \| Knuckles* (Super Knuckles*)
Non-playable characters	Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones	Green Hill Zone \| Marble Zone \| Spring Yard Zone \| Labyrinth Zone \| Star Light Zone \| Scrap Brain Zone \| Final Zone \| Special Stages
Enemies	Ball Hog \| Batbrain \| Bomb \| Burrobot \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Jaws \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Roller \| Spikes \| Splats
Bosses	Egg Wrecker \| Egg Scorcher \| Egg Stinger \| Egg Mobile \| Egg Spiker \| Egg Crusher
Moves/Techniques	Climb* \| Crouch \| Drop Dash* \| Glide* \| Insta-Shield* \| Propeller Flying* \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash* \| Spin Jump \| Swim*
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bomb \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Chaos Emerald \| Color Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dropping platform \| Electric shocker \| Elevator \| Fan \| Fireball \| Floating stone \| Flywheel \| Giant spear \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Giant Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Stand \| Lamppost \| Reverse \| Saw \| See-saw \| Spikes \| Spring \| Switch \| Up and Down
Items	Air Bubble \| Ring \| Video Monitor (Aqua Shield, Chaos Emerald, Eggman Mark, Elemental Shields, Extra Life, Flame Shield, Goggles, Invincible, Power Sneakers, S, Shield, Spikes, Super Ring, Thunder Shield*)
Music	Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack
Other	Continue \| Debug Mode \| Egg Mobile \| Life \| Lock-on technology \| Loop \| Madonna \| Secret Bonus \| Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 U.S Gold) \| Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) \| Sonic the Hedgehog Band (Max, Mach, Sharps, Vector) \| Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic \| South Island \| Time Attack* \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| Water *Appears in re-releases of the game only

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)

Main article | Manuals | Glitches | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters	Sonic
Non-playable characters	Dr. Robotnik \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Picky, Rocky)
Zones	Green Hill Zone \| Bridge Zone \| Jungle Zone \| Labyrinth Zone \| Scrap Brain Zone \| Sky Base Zone \| Special Stages
Enemies	Ball Hog \| Bomb \| Burrobot \| Buzz Bomber \| Caterkiller \| Chopper \| Crabmeat \| Jaws \| Moto Bug \| Newtron \| Orbinaut (Uni Uni, Unidasu) \| Spikes
Bosses	Green Hill Zone boss \| Bridge Zone boss \| Jungle Zone boss \| Labyrinth Zone boss \| Sky Base Zone boss
Moves/Techniques	Crouch \| Spin Attack \| Spin Jump
Gimmicks and obstacles	Bomb \| Bumper \| Bonus Plate \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Electric beam \| Fireball \| Flipper \| Giant spear \| Iron ball \| Metal cage \| Seesaw \| Spikes \| Spring \| Switch
Items	Air Bubble \| Chaos Emerald \| Video monitor (Arrow Monitor, Continue Monitor, Extra Life, Invincible, Shield, Super Ring, Power Sneakers) \| Ring
Other	Continue \| Life \| South Island \| Time Over \| Teleporter \| Totem pole \| Water

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Playable characters		Sonic \| Tails*
Non-playable characters		Amy \| Dr. Robotnik \| Metal Sonic \| Animals (Flicky, Pecky, Pocky, Ricky, Robin, Sheep)
Rounds		Palmtree Panic \| Collision Chaos \| Tidal Tempest \| Quartz Quadrant \| Wacky Workbench \| Stardust Speedway \| Metallic Madness \| Special Stage \| R2 \| Desert Dazzle* \| Final Fever*
Enemies		Amenbo \| Antlion \| Anton \| Bata-Pyon \| Bigbom \| Dango \| Ga \| Hotaru \| Kabasira \| Kama-Kama \| Kanabun \| Kemusi \| Kumo-Kumo \| Mecha-Bu \| Minomusi \| Mosqui \| Noro-Noro \| Pata-Bata \| Poh-Bee \| Sasori \| Scarab \| Semi \| Taga-Taga \| Tamabboh \| Tentou \| Tonbo \| Yago
Bosses		EGG-HVC-001 \| Egg Tilter \| Egg Bubble \| Egg Conveyer \| Egg Razer \| Metal Sonic \| Egg Spinner \| Final Fever*
Moves/ Techniques	Playable characters	Duck \| Propeller Flying* \| Spin Jump \| Super Peel Out \| Super Spin Attack \| Super Spin Dash \| Swim*
Moves/ Techniques	NPCs	Ring Spark Field \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bumper \| Capsule \| Chopper Block \| Conveyor Belt \| Crusher \| Dash Zone \| Dropping platform \| Electrical conduit \| Electrical emitter \| Hidden platform \| Fan Block \| Flipper \| Flywheel \| Goal Plate \| High-speed spiral tube \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Lamppost \| Saw \| Seesaw \| Shrink ray \| Snowblower \| Sphere \| Spikes \| Special Ring \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Switch \| Time Warp sign
Items		Air Bubble \| Goal \| Little Planet flowers \| Metal Sonic hologram \| Monitor (1-UP, Invincible, Power Sneakers, Shield, Super Ring) \| Ring \| Robot transporter \| Super Ring \| Time Bonus \| Time Stone \| UFO
Voice actors		Masato Nishimura (Sonic)
Music	Songs	"Brand-new World" \| "Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself" \| "Love you "Sonic"" \| "Sonic - You Can Do Anything" \| "Sonic Boom" \| "When we reach for you~Could it be right~"
Music	Albums	Sonic CD (vinyl album) \| Sonic the Hedgehog - Remix \| Sonic the Hedgehog Boom \| Sonic the Hedgehog CD Original Soundtrack 20th Anniversary Edition
Other		Debug Mode \| Game Over \| Freeze \| Life \| Little Planet \| Loop \| Never Lake \| Time Attack \| Time Over \| Time Warp \| Tunnel \| Water * Appears in only the 2011 remaster

SegaSonic the Hedgehog

Main article | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic \| Ray \| Mighty
Non-playable characters		Dr. Eggman
Stages		Volcanic Vault \| Icy Isle \| Desert Dodge \| Trap Tower \| Landslide Limbo \| Wild Water Way \| Eggman's Tower
Enemies		Antlion Badnik \| Centipede Badnik \| Landslide Limbo miniboss \| Sea Snake Badnik
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb \| Electrical emitter \| Fireball \| Icicle \| Jump Panel \| Saw \| Seesaw \| Spear \| Spring
Voice actors		Takeshi Kusao (Sonic) \| Hinako Yoshino (Ray) \| Yūsuke Numata (Mighty) \| Masaharu Satō (Eggman)
Other		Continue \| Eggman Island \| Health Gauge \| Ring \| Spin Jump \| Water

Sonic & Knuckles

Main article (Blue Sphere, Knuckles in Sonic 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles) | Credits | Manuals | Beta elements | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Knuckles (Super Knuckles)
Non-playable characters		Dr. Robotnik \| Tails \| Rock Drill \| Mecha Sonic (Super Mecha Sonic) \| Animals (Flicky, Pocky, Pecky, Cucky, Ricky, Rocky)
Enemies		Blaster \| Butterdroid \| Chainspike \| Cluckoid \| Dragonfly \| EggRobo \| Fireworm \| Hyudoro \| Iwamodoki \| Madmole \| Mushmeanie \| Rock'n \| Sandworm \| Skorp \| Spikebonker \| Technosqueek \| Toxomister
Zones		Mushroom Hill Zone \| Flying Battery Zone \| Sandopolis Zone \| Lava Reef Zone \| Hidden Palace Zone \| Sky Sanctuary Zone \| Death Egg Zone \| The Doomsday Zone \| Special Stage \| Bonus Stage
Bosses	Sub-bosses	Hey Ho \| Gapsule \| Barrier Eggman \| Guardian \| Heat Arms \| Egg Mobile-H \| Flying Eggman \| Red Eye \| Death Ball
Bosses	Zone bosses	Egg Scrambler \| Hang Mobile \| Egg Golem \| Hot Mobile \| Knuckles \| Mecha Sonic \| Super Mecha Sonic \| Giant Eggman Robo \| Final Weapon
Moves/Techniques		Bound Jump \| Crouch \| Double Jump \| Fireball Spin Dash \| Glide \| Insta-Shield \| Punch Attack \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Wall Climb
Gimmicks and obstacles		Bomb \| Booster \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Cloud \| Crusher \| Electrical emitter \| Elevator \| Fan \| Fire \| Fireball \| Flipper \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Gravity Control Switch \| High-speed warp tube \| Iron ball \| Jump Stand \| Lighting switch \| Magnetic sphere \| Movable box \| Mushroom \| Pole Elevator \| Reverse \| Ring Shooter \| Seesaw \| Sinking pool \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Star Post \| Switch \| Transport \| Warp Point
Items		Chaos Emerald \| Continue \| Giant Ring \| Gumball \| Monitor (Eggman, Extra Life, Flame Shield, Invincibility, Lightning Shield, S, Super Ring, Super Shoes, Water Shield) \| Ring \| Sphere \| Star Circle
Music		Sonic & Knuckles • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Other		Altar of Emerald \| Death Egg \| Debug Mode \| Floating Island \| Life \| Lock-on technology \| Loop \| Perfect Bonus \| Tornado \| Tunnel

Tails Adventure

Main article | Gallery | Manuals

Playable characters		Tails
Non-playable characters		Great Battle Kukku \| Battle Kukku XVI \| Dr. Fukurokov \| Flicky
Levels		Poloy Forest \| Volcanic Tunnel \| Polly Mountain 1 \| Lake Rocky \| Cavern Island \| Green Island \| Lake Crystal \| Polly Mountain 2 \| Caron Forest \| Battle Fortress
Enemies		Bat Robot \| Beehive \| Bomb Throwing Combatant \| Cannon Launcher \| Combat Hover Pod \| Combat Mini-Sub \| Combat Walker \| Drill Mole \| Flying Bomber \| Jumping Combatant \| Little Kukku \| Nezu \| Pilot Combatant \| Robo Kukku \| Rock Throwing Combatant \| Sniper Kukku
Bosses		Battle Kukku 16th \| Bird Walker \| Doctor Fukurokov \| Great Battle Kukku \| Kukku Cruiser \| Mecha Golem \| Mecha Golem (5-gou)
Moves/Techniques		Crouch \| Heli-Tails
Gimmicks and obstacles		Conveyor Belt \| Electrical emitter \| Fireball \| Laser cannon \| Spring \| Spikes \| Switch
Items	General	Ring \| Stone barrier
Items	Special Items	Anti-air Missile \| Chaos Emerald (R. Chaos Emerald, G. Chaos Emerald, P. Chaos Emerald, W. Chaos Emerald, B. Chaos Emerald, Y. Chaos Emerald) \| Extra Armor \| Extra Speed \| Fang \| Hammer \| Helmet \| Item Radar \| Knuckles \| Large Bomb \| Mine \| Napalm Bomb \| Night Vision \| Proton Torpedo \| Radio \| Regular Bomb \| Remote Bomb \| Remote Robot \| Rocket Booster \| Sea Fox \| Sonic \| Spark \| Speed Boots \| Super Glove \| Teleport Device \| Triple Bomb \| Vulcan Gun \| Wrench
Other		Battle Kukku Empire \| Cocoa Island \| Flight Gauge \| Orca \| Tails' House \| Water

Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj)

Main article | Credits | Gallery

Playable characters		Sonic
Non-playable characters		Bubbles \| Dr. Eggman \| Animals (Becky, Flicky, Churps, Johnny Lightfoot, Locky, Mouse, Porker Lewis, Rocky, Sally Acorn, Tocky, Tux, Wocky)
Zones		Grass Hill Zone \| Hydropolis Zone \| Scrap Plant Zone \| Space Egg Zone \| Curricular Gadget
Enemies		Buzzer \| Coconuts \| Grabber \| Grounder \| Masher \| Sandworm \| Skorp \| Spiny
Bosses		Drill Eggman \| Graviton Mobile \| Water Eggman \| Eggman Mech
Moves/Techniques		Duck \| Jump \| Roll \| Spin Dash
Gimmicks and obstacles		Cannon \| Catapult \| Conveyor belt \| Dropping platform \| Electrical emitter \| End Act Sign \| Glove on a stick \| Pneumatic tube \| Poison water \| Spikes \| Spring \| Star Post \| Switch \| Upward fan \| Word Wheel
Items		Chaos Emerald \| Gold Ring \| Flying Egg Craft \| Teleport Ring \| TV Monitor (Invincible, One-Up, Shield, Super Ring, Super Sneakers)
Other		Corkscrew track \| Eggman Mech \| Game Over \| Life \| Loop-de-Loop track \| S-shape tube

Sonic Forces

Playable characters		Sonic (Super Sonic) \| Classic Sonic (Classic Super Sonic) \| Avatar \| Shadow
Non-playable characters		Resistance (Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Team Chaotix (Vector, Espio, Charmy), Silver, Team Dark (Shadow, Rouge, Omega) \| Dr. Eggman \| Infinite \| Orbot \| Cubot \| Metal Sonic \| Chaos \| Zavok \| Animals (Cucky, Flicky, Pecky, Picky, Pocky, Ricky, Rocky)
Wisps		Blue Wisp \| Green Wisp \| Indigo Wisp \| Ivory Wisp \| Red Wisp \| Violet Wisp \| White Wisp \| Yellow Wisp
World Map regions		Chemical Plant \| City \| Death Egg \| Eggman Empire Fortress \| Green Hill \| Metropolis \| Mystic Jungle
Stages	General	Lost Valley \| Spaceport \| Ghost Town \| Prison Hall \| VS. Zavok \| Egg Gate \| Arsenal Pyramid \| Luminous Forest \| VS. Infinite \| Green Hill \| VS. Eggman \| Park Avenue \| Casino Forest \| Aqua Road \| Sunset Heights \| Capital City \| VS. Infinite \| Chemical Plant \| Red Gate Bridge \| Guardian Rock \| Network Terminal \| Death Egg \| Metropolitan Highway \| Null Space \| Imperial Tower \| Mortar Canyon \| VS. Infinite \| Iron Fortress \| Final Judgement \| VS. Death Egg Robot
	Episode Shadow	Enemy Territory \| Eggman's Facility \| Virtual Reality
	Secret	Fire Cannon 1 \| Vanish Panel 1 \| Bomb Block 1 \| Plasma Cannon 1 \| Laser Cannon 1 \| Reverse Block 1
	Extra	Flying Pod \| Bomb Block 2 \| Laser Cannon 2 \| Reverse Block 2 \| Vanish Panel 2 \| Fire Cannon 2 \| Plasma Cannon 2
Enemies		Aero-Chaser \| Buzz Bomber \| Chopper \| Egg Pawn \| Egg Tank \| Egg Walker \| Galaga Bee \| Moto Bug \| Missile Pod \| Nebula \| Sandworm \| Sprinkler \| Valkeen
Bosses		Death Egg Robot \| Eggman \| Egg Dragoon \| Infinite \| Metal Sonic \| Zavok
Moves/Techniques		Air Boost \| Boost \| Crouch \| Double Boost \| Double Jump \| Drop Dash \| Grind Step \| Grinding \| Homing Attack \| Side Step/Cartwheel \| Skydiving \| Slide \| Super Sonic Boost \| Spin Attack \| Spin Dash \| Spin Jump \| Stomp \| Triple Boost \| V. Maximum Overdrive Attack \| Wall Jump \| Wire Attack
Gimmicks and obstacles		Amber block \| Balloon \| Bottomless pit \| Bumper \| Capsule \| Conveyor Belt \| Dash Panel \| Dash Rail \| Dash Ring \| Drop Target \| Electrical emitter \| Fan \| Flipper \| Floating turret \| Flywheel \| Goal \| Goal Plate \| Grind Rail \| High-speed warp tube \| Hint Ring \| Iron ball \| Jump Panel \| Laser field \| List of pinball obstacles \| Pulley \| Rainbow Ring \| Ring Shooter \| Saw \| Slot machine \| Spikes \| Spring \| Spring Catapult \| Spring Pole \| Star Post \| Wide spring \| Wire Target \| Zip Line
Items	General	Air Bubble \| Blue Block \| Blue Ring \| Container (Unbreakable Container, Wooden Container) \| Costume \| Item Box (Bonus Rings, Invincibility, Power Sneakers, Shield) \| Medal \| Meteorite \| Number Ring \| Red Star Ring \| Ring \| Silver Moon Ring \| Wisp Capsule
Items	Wispons	Asteroid \| Burst \| Cube \| Drill \| Hover \| Lightning \| Void
English voice actors		Roger Craig Smith (Sonic) \| Mike Pollock (Eggman) \| Liam O'Brien (Infinite) \| Colleen O'Shaughnessey (Tails, Charmy) \| Travis Willingham (Knuckles, Zavok) \| Cindy Robinson (Amy) \| Kirk Thornton (Shadow, Orbot) \| Karen Strassman (Rouge) \| Vic Mignogna (Omega) \| Quinton Flynn (Silver) \| Keith Silverstein (Vector) \| Matthew Mercer (Espio) \| Wally Wingert (Cubot)
Japanese voice actors		Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) \| Kotaro Nakamura (Eggman) \| Takashi Kondō (Infinite) \| Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) \| Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) \| Taeko Kawata (Amy) \| Kōji Yusa (Shadow) \| Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) \| Taiten Kusunoki (Omega) \| Daisuke Ono (Silver) \| Kenta Miyake (Vector) \| Yūki Masuda (Espio) \| Yōko Teppōzuka (Charmy) \| Jōji Nakata (Zavok) \| Mitsuo Iwata (Orbot) \| Wataru Takagi (Cubot) \| Fumihiko Tachiki (Narrator)
Music	Songs	"Fading World" \| "Fighting Onward" \| "Fist Bump" \| "Infinite" \| "Justice" \| "Moonlight Battlefield" \| "Nowhere to Run" \| "Rhythm And Balance" \| "Set in Motion" \| "Supporting Me" \| "The Light of Hope" \| "Virtual Enemies"
Music	Albums	Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack - A Hero Will Rise \| Sonic Forces Vocal Traxx - On The Edge \| Sonic Forces Hi-Res Collection \| Sonic Forces Original Soundtrack The Vinyl Cutz
Other		Boost Gauge \| Chaos Control \| Challenge Mission \| Corkscrew \| Daily Mission \| Death Crab \| Death Egg \| Death Egg Robot \| Death Queen \| Egg Dragoon \| Egg Mobile \| Eggman Army \| Eggman Empire \| Eggman Fleet \| Experience \| Health Gauge \| Jackal Squad \| Loop \| Mega Mack \| Miles Electric \| Operation Big Wave \| Phantom Copy \| Phantom Ruby \| Phantom Ruby prototype \| Rank \| Real-Time Interaction \| Resistance HQ \| Robotomy Treatment \| Sandworm \| Skill \| Sonic Forces digital comic (Moment of Truth, Stress Test, Looming Shadow, Rise of Infinite) \| Sonic Forces: Speed Battle \| SOS Mission \| Time Over \| Totem pole \| Tunnel \| War to Take Back the Planet \| Wisp Gauge

[Didj-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Sonic the Hedgehog (Didj) game design document, pg. 45.

[S1&2Guide1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 1-55958-335-5.

[S1&2Guide2-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Prima Publishing (1993). "Sonic The Hedgehog for Sega Genesis". Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide. Prima Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 1-55958-335-5.

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