On the Definition of 2-Category of 2-Knots
Les rencontres physiciens-mathématiciens de Strasbourg -RCP25, Tome 45 (1993), Exposé no. 7, 16 p. 
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Kharlamov, V. M.; Turaev, V. G. On the Definition of $2$-Category of $2$-Knots. Les rencontres physiciens-mathématiciens de Strasbourg -RCP25, Tome 45 (1993), Exposé no. 7, 16 p. http://archive.numdam.org/item/RCP25_1993__45__151_0/

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