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Heegaard splittings and branched coverings ofB 3

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    Steven A. Bleiler & Yoav Moriah

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Bleiler, S.A., Moriah, Y. Heegaard splittings and branched coverings ofB 3 . Math. Ann. 281, 531–543 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01456837

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