Introduction |
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Chapter 1 The T2i Top Ten List |
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Ten Tips To Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (1) |
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2 Turn off the Release Shutter Without Card Setting |
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6 | (1) |
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3 Set Your JPEG Image Quality |
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4 Turn off the Auto ISO Setting |
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8 | (2) |
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5 Set Your Focus Point and Mode |
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10 | (2) |
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6 Set the Correct White Balance |
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7 Adjust the Viewfinder Diopter |
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15 | (1) |
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8 Know How To Override Autofocus |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (6) |
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10 Hold Your Camera For Proper Shooting |
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22 | (3) |
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23 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 First Things First |
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A Few Things To Know and Do Before You Begin Taking Pictures |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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Choosing the Right Memory Card |
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30 | (1) |
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Formatting Your Memory Card |
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31 | (1) |
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Updating the T2I's Firmware |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (1) |
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Using the Right Format: RAW Vs. JPEG |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (5) |
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44 | (4) |
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Motion and Depth of Field |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (8) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (20) |
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Get Shooting With the Automatic Camera Modes |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (4) |
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Why You May Never Want To Use the Basic Zone Again |
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75 | (4) |
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76 | (3) |
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Chapter 4 The Creative Zone |
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Taking Your Photography To the Next Level |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (3) |
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Tv: Shutter Priority Mode |
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87 | (4) |
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Av: Aperture Priority Mode |
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91 | (5) |
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96 | (3) |
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A-DEP: Auto Depth of Field Mode |
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99 | (2) |
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How I Shoot: A Closer Look at the Camera Settings I Use |
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101 | (4) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (26) |
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The Tricks To Shooting Sports and More |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (5) |
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Using Shutter Priority (Tv) Mode To Stop Motion |
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115 | (2) |
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Using Aperture Priority (Av) Mode To Isolate Your Subject |
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117 | (1) |
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Keep them in Focus With Al Servo and Auto AF Focus Point Selection |
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118 | (2) |
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Stop and Go With Al Focus AF |
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120 | (1) |
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Manual Focus For Anticipated Action |
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121 | (2) |
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Keeping Up With the Continuous Shooting Mode |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (2) |
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127 | (4) |
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128 | (3) |
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131 | (32) |
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Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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Using Aperture Priority Mode |
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136 | (3) |
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Metering Modes For Portraits |
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139 | (2) |
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Using the AE Lock Feature |
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141 | (1) |
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Focusing: the Eyes Have It |
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142 | (1) |
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Classic Black and White Portraits |
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143 | (3) |
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The Portrait Picture Style For Better Skin Tones |
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146 | (1) |
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Detect Faces With Live View |
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146 | (4) |
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Use Fill Flash For Reducing Shadows |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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Tips For Shooting Better Portraits |
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153 | (10) |
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161 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Landscape Photography |
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163 | (40) |
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Tips, Tools, and Techniques To Get the Most Out of Your Landscape Photography |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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Sharp and In Focus: Using Tripods |
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168 | (2) |
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Using A-DEP To Maximize Depth of Field |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (1) |
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Selecting A White Balance |
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174 | (1) |
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Using the Landscape Picture Style |
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175 | (2) |
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Taming Bright Skies With Exposure Compensation |
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177 | (2) |
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Shooting Beautiful Black and White Landscapes |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (2) |
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Directing the Viewer: A Word About Composition |
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188 | (5) |
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Advanced Techniques To Explore |
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193 | (10) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (30) |
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Shooting When the Lights Get Low |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (2) |
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Raising the Iso: the Simple Solution |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Stabilizing the Situation |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (4) |
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Compensating for the Flash Exposure |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (3) |
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229 | (1) |
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A Few Words About External Flash |
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230 | (3) |
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230 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Creative Compositions |
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233 | (18) |
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Improve Your Pictures With Sound Compositional Elements |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (2) |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (5) |
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248 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Advanced Techniques |
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251 | (23) |
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Impress Your Family and Friends |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (2) |
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Spot Meter for More Exposure Control |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (3) |
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263 | (2) |
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265 | (3) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
Index |
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