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- ^ Director: Dave Filoni, Writers: Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko (2005-02-21). "The Boy in the Iceberg". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 1. Episode 1. Nickelodeonhttp://www.avatarspiritmedia.net/transcripts.php?ep=101.
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