THE UNOFFICIAL LEGO
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TECHNIC BUILDER’S GUIDE. Copyright © 2013 by Paweł “Sariel” Kmiec´ .
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ISBN-10: 1-59327-434-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-434-4
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Author’s photo by Magda Andrzejewska
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LPub by Kevin Clague