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- Overview
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- I-View is a small full feature off-line HTML browser. Designed especially for
- HTML authors, Internet & CD-ROM publishers, I-View is very small in size
- (about 400K). You can distribute I-View with your HTML files using just a
- single floppy.
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- I-View displays hypertext documents and in-line images. It will also load your
- choice of associated program to play sound and movie clips, or display
- separate images. I-View supports image maps. A WYSIWYG Print Preview
- shows any page exactly as it will print on your printer.
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- How to reach us:
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- Web: http://www.talentcom.com/
- E-Mail: iview@talentcom.com
- News: comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows
- Address: P.O.Box 611476, San Jose, CA 95161-1476, U.S.A.
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- Installing I-View
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- Copy all the files into C:\I-VIEW directory.
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- MINIMUM SET OF FILES FOR DISTRIBUTION:
- i-view.exe or i-viewa.exe
- gif2bmp.dll
- license.icm
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- Running I-View
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- 1. Click on the File menu of your Windows Program Manager;
- 2. Select Run, then type C:\I-VIEW\ I-VIEW and press OK.
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- ** You also can create an icon for I-View by clicking on the File
- menu of your Windows Program Manager, and selecting New.
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- Index
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- File Menu .................................................................................. 4
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- Options Menu ............................................................................ 9
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- Navigate Menu ......................................................................... 11
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- Help Menu ............................................................................... 13
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- FAQ ........................................................................................ 14
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- File Menu
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- Open: Open an HTML file from your local disk.
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- Reload: Reload the current HTML file.
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- Setup Homepage: Specify which file for your Homepage.
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- Setup Hotlist: Specify the Hotlist you wish to use.
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- Edit HTML File: Opens current HTML page source in editor.
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- Edit Configuration File: Opens I-View.ini to setup helper applications
- and viewers.
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- Edit Hot List File: Opens current Hotlist file to edit.
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- Save As HTML: Saves current HTML page in HTML format.
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- Save as ASCII: Saves current HTML page in plain text (without
- HTML codes).
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- Print: Prints the current HTML document.
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- Print Preview: Displays the document on the screen as it would
- appear printed.
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- Print Setup: Displays the Printer Setup controls.
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- Exit: Exits I-View.
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- Open command (File menu)
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- Use this command to open an existing document in a window.
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- Use this command to select a file to open from a dialog box. Open presents a file
- selection dialog box, listing the HTML files on your local disk. The dialog box allows
- you to specify the file you want to open. By default, I-View displays all files listed in
- the current directory or folder with the .htm file extension. You may change
- directories or folders by simply clicking one of the folders listed in the right hand
- portion of the dialogue box.
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- Change to the directory or folder where you have saved the file you want to open.
- You may have to change location to a floppy disk drive by using the Drives pull down
- menu. If the file you are looking for is not listed, be sure to the List of File Type to *.*.
- This will force I-View to list all files in the current folder, regardless of their file
- extension or name.
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- Tip: Remember all HTML files are really plain text files. You may have used Notepad
- or another ASCII text editor and saved the file with the .txt file extension. You can
- change the types of files listed by typing *.txt right into the File Name box at the top
- left-hand corner of the dialogue box.
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- Reload command (File menu)
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- Use this command to reload an existing document in a window.
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- Brings a fresh copy of the current document (from the saved source) to replace the one
- originally displayed. The reloaded command displays any changes made to the original
- HTML file from the time of the original display. This command will force I-View to "re-
- read" the original source HTML file and "reload" the document into the window. When
- you edit the original HTML source code, you will need to "save" your editing, then
- "reload" to allow I-View to read and display your changes from the original file.
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- Setup Homepage command (File menu)
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- Use this command to specify which file you want for your Homepage.
- Use this command to setup your own homepage. This command presents a file selection
- dialog, where you may specify the file you want to use as homepage.
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- Tip: Try creating your own Homepage with your favorite Web sites.
- It can also be created as a quick reference page. For example: Try creating a page
- with all your favorite ftp sites in one section, and all your hot-list stops on the web in
- another section.
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- Setup Hotlist command (File menu)
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- Use this command to specify which Hotlist you currently want loaded in I-View.
- Use this command to select current hot list file. This command presents a file selection
- dialog, where you may specify the hot list file you want to use.
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- Edit HTML Source command (File menu)
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- Use this command to open an existing document in a window and edit the HTML
- source.
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- Edit source opens a Windows Notepad document displaying the current document HTML
- source. You can edit the source as in any standard ASCII text file and save. Note: Be sure
- you are saving with the .htm file extension instead of the standard .txt applied by default
- from Windows Notepad.
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- Edit Configuration File command (File menu)
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- Use this command to edit the default I-View configuration file "I-View.ini".
- This command opens the I-View.ini configuration file in a Windows Notepad document.
- When you select this command, you are given a notice reminding you changes will not
- become active until you "re-start" the I-View application. This forces I-View to "re-read"
- the configuration file.
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- You can edit the configuration file as in any standard ASCII text file. Remember to save the
- file with the .ini extension. We recommend you make a backup copy of the original .ini file
- prior to editing the default .ini file. To make a backup copy from within I-View, select the
- Edit Configuration File command and Save-as "I-View.bak" to the same location as the
- original ini.
- Then proceed with your changes and Save-as I-view.ini (overwriting the original I-
- View.ini).
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- Edit Hotlist File command (File menu)
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- Use this command to edit an existing Hotlist in a window.
- Use this command to edit the current hot list file. The I-View hot list file is in plain text
- format and is displayed using the Windows Notepad helper application. The first item of
- each line is HTTP address, the remaining text on each line is the title of current hot list.
- Any changes you make to the currently active Hotlist list are saved and immediately
- available for you to use in I-View.
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- You may have multiple Hotlists, each with it's own set of pages. However, you may only
- have one active hotlist at a time. The "Edit Hotlist" command loads the currently active
- Hotlist into Windows Notepad for you to edit. The Navigate menu item "Hotlists" produces
- a Hotlist List dialog box offering options that allow you to Add, Delete, Goto, or Done.
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- Tip: Try opening the new document, then using the Navigate menu Hotlist command.
- By pressing the "Add" button, it will edit the Hotlist for you, adding the new page to
- the current Hotlist! This tecnique can be faster than editing the list in Notepad.
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- Save as HTML command (File menu)
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- Use this command to save an existing document in HTML source.
- Use this command to save the current HTML with inline images to disk. This command
- presents a file selection dialog, where you may specify the directory and file name you
- want to save to. The saved files can be viewed later using I-View or any WEB browser.
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- Save as ASCII command (File menu)
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- Use this command to save an existing document in plain text without HTML codes.
- Use this command to save the current HTML document to a plain text (*.txt) file.
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- This command saves the file without the HTML embedded codes and without the
- associated image files.
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- Print command (File menu)
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- Use this command to print the current I-View document. A dialog box lets you select
- printing characteristics. In addition to Print, the I-View offers a Print Preview menu item to
- display the layout of a printed page.
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- Print Preview command (File menu)
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- Use this command to see a representation of a printed page on screen before you send to
- the default printer. I-View presents the standard Windows print dialog box and controls.
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- Print Setup command (File menu)
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- This command presents a dialog box that lets you specify printing characteristics
- associated with the current document. You can change the default printer settings using
- this command.
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- Exit command (File menu)
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- Closes the current I-View document and exits the I-View application.
- Use this command to end your I-View session. You can also use the Close command on
- the application Control menu. I-View prompts you to save documents with unsaved
- changes.
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- Options Menu
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- Toolbar: Shows or hides the Toolbar.
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- Status Bar: Shows or hides the Status Bar at the bottom of
- the screen.
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- Font: Allows you to set your I-View font settings (font,
- style and size).
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- Save Settings on Exit: Enable/Disable saving changes to your default
- settings on exit.
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- Use the Font command to change how Normal, Heading levels 1 through 6,
- and Preformatted text appear in your I-View display. You may change the font,
- style and size for any of these HTML tags. The Options menu provides control
- of your interface and how your I-View program displays the HTML formatting
- tags, not how other browsers will display your source HTML code.
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- Tip: The Options menu provides control of your interface and how your I-
- View program displays HTML formatting tags, not how other browsers will
- display your source HTML code.
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- Font command (Options menu)
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- Use this command to change your HTML font attributes. I-View lets you choose a
- character set or font display for each of the standard HTML header tags. The Font
- command uses a fly out menu where you may select Normal, Header 1 through 6, or
- Preformatted tags. Select which tag you wish to change and a Font dialog box appears.
- The Font dialog box allows you to change the Font, Font Style, and Font Size. In addition,
- it provides a preview bar to show you how your changes will appear in I-View.
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- Tip: We recommend you use the standard default font settings while creating your
- Web documents. The default settings will provide you the best indication of how your
- pages will appear in most browsers. Remember, you can change the way I-View
- displays your fonts on your system - however, these settings only effect your display.
- You cannot change the default settings for your audience browsers. However, when
- you develop advanced HTML skills, you will find opportunities to control the font
- display on remote browsers.
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- Save Settings on Exit command (Options menu)
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- Use this command to save any program changes you have made in I-View. Changes you
- have made in the working environment (like toolbar on or off) will be saved. Using this
- command, I-View will launch with your working environment preferences.
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- Navigate Menu
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- Homepage: Go to the default Home page.
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- Previous: Go back to the previous page.
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- Next: Go forward to the next page.
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- Hot List: Opens the current Hotlist to select a document
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- Tip: You can change the default home page by selecting Setup Homepage
- from the File Menu or open the I-View.ini file in your Windows Notepad and
- search for the section called: [Homepage] iview.htm. Edit the iview.htm file
- name with the file name and path you want to be your new default Home Page.
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- Homepage command (Navigate menu)
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- Use this command to navigate to your own homepage. This command takes you where
- you may specify the file you want to use as homepage. You may change this default
- homage by using the "Setup Homepage" in the File Menu.
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- Tip: Try creating your own hompage with your favorite Web sites. It can also be
- created as a quick reference page. For example: Try creating a page with all your
- favorite ftp sites in one section, and all your hot-list stops on the web in another
- section.
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- Previous command (Navigate menu)
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- Use this command to switch to the previous open document window. I-View determines
- which window is previous according to the order in which you opened the windows.
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- Next command (Navigate menu)
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- Use this command to switch to the next document window. I-View determines which
- window is next according to the order in which you opened the windows.
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- Hotlist command (Navigate menu)
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- The Hotlist command provides a Window for manipulating and navigating your current
- Hotlist. Use the following commands presented in the Hotlist Window to:
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- Add To add an entry to your current Hotlist
- Delete To delete an entry in your current Hotlist
- Goto To navigate to the document locally.
- Done To close the Hotlist window.
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- Help Menu
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- Help: Offers you an index to topics on which you can
- get help.
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- About I-VIEW: Displays the version number of I-View.
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- FAQ
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- 1. How do I setup my external viewer programs for GIF, MOV, etc ?
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- a. Edit your autoexec.bat file, add the external viewer in your DOS
- search path.
- b. Enable the "Options --> Save Settings On Exit" feature.
- c. Selecting the "File --> Edit Configure File" menu allows you to use
- Windows Notepad to change the I-View configuration file. In the
- first section of the configuration file, add:
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- .jpg lview.exe
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- if you want to use lview program to view JPG files.
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- 2. Can I edit the current HTML file in I-View ?
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- Yes. Select the "File --> Edit HTML Source" menu, and I-View will load
- Windows Notepad to edit the current HTML file. After editing, you can
- click on the "Reload" button to see what it looks like.
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- 3. How do I setup my own home page ?
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- Select the "File --> Setup Homepage" menu. In the file dialog, select the
- HTML file you want to use as your home page.
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- 4. How do I save a HTML page to disk WITH IMAGES in I-View ?
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- Use the "File --> Save As HTML" menu, it is as easy as saving a file.
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- 5. How do I save a HTML page as a plain text file in I-View ?
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- Use the "File --> Save As ASCII" menu.
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- 6. Can I have more than one hot list file in I-View ?
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- Yes. You can have an unlimited number of hot list files in I-View.
- Use the "File --> Setup Hot List File" menu to select the hot list file
- you want to use. It is a good idea to have different hot list files for
- information belonging to different categories.
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- 7. How do I edit the current hot list file ?
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- Use the "File --> Edit Hot List File" menu. I-View will load
- Windows Notepad to edit the current hot list file. Please keep
- at least two words per line while you are editing the file.
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- COPYRIGHT: The Software is the proprietary product of Talent and is
- protected by copyright law. You acquire only the right to use the Software and
- do not acquire any rights of ownership. You agree not to remove any product
- identification, copyright notices, or other notices or proprietary restrictions
- from the Software. You agree not to cause or permit the reverse engineering,
- disassembly, or decompilation of the Software. You shall not disclose the
- results of any benchmark tests of the Software to any third party without
- Talent's prior written approval.
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- WARRANTY DISCLAIMER: Talent is providing this license on an "as is"
- basis without warranty of any kind; Talent disclaims all express and implied
- warranties, including the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a
- particular purpose.
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- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: TALENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
- FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR
- DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA OR DATA
- USE, INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, WHETHER IN
- AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, EVEN IF YOU OR ANY
- OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- SUCH DAMAGES.
- I-View Off-line HTML Browser Copyright (C) 1995 By Talent Communications, Inc.
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