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  * E.1 GNU Free Documentation License
      + Preamble
      + E.1.1 Applicability and Definitions
      + E.1.2 Verbatim Copying
      + E.1.3 Copying in Quantity
      + E.1.4 Modifications
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      + E.1.8 Translation
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      + ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
   
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E. Copyright

This manual is Copyright (c) 2002 Kevin Atkinson. Permission is granted to
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