Acknowledgements |
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Preface to the Third Edition |
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Introduction and Progress in the Last Half Century |
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The Ages of Discovery (1880--1930) and Exploitation (1930--1950) |
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2 | (1) |
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The Age of the Infraciliature (1950--1970) |
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The Age of Ultrastructure (1970--1990) |
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The Age of Refinement (1990--Present) |
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11 | (2) |
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Major Differences in the New Scheme |
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13 | (1) |
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Guide to Remaining Chapters |
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14 | (1) |
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Glossary of Terms and Concepts Useful in Ciliate Systematics |
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15 | (60) |
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Characters and the Rationale Behind the New Classification |
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75 | (14) |
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At the Genus-Species Level |
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76 | (6) |
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Life History, Ecology, and Cultivation |
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76 | (1) |
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Morphology and Multivariate Morphometrics |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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Isoenzymes and Biochemistry |
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80 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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Above the Genus-Species Level |
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82 | (3) |
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Ultrastructure, Especially of the Cortex |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Gene and Protein Sequences |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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Taxonomy and Nomenclature |
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85 | (4) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Phylum Ciliophora -- Conjugating, Ciliated Protists with Nuclear Dualism |
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89 | (32) |
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93 | (6) |
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99 | (5) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (4) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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111 | (3) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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114 | (4) |
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Other Conspicuous Structures |
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118 | (3) |
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Subphylum 1. Postciliodesmatophora: Class 1. Karyorelictea -- The ``Dawn'' or Eociliates |
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121 | (8) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (1) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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127 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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128 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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Subphylum 1. Postciliodesmatophora: Class 2. Heterotrichea -- Once Close to the Top |
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129 | (12) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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136 | (2) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 1. Spirotrichea -- Ubiquitous and Morphologically Complex |
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141 | (34) |
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143 | (7) |
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150 | (6) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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162 | (7) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 2. Armophorea -- Sapropelibionts that Once Were Heterotrichs |
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175 | (12) |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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183 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 3. Litostomatea -- Simple Ciliates but Highly Derived |
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187 | (22) |
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188 | (4) |
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192 | (5) |
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197 | (6) |
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203 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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205 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 4. Phyllopharyngea -- Diverse in Form, Related in Structure |
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209 | (24) |
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210 | (6) |
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216 | (5) |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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227 | (3) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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230 | (1) |
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231 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 5. Nassophorea -- Diverse, Yet Still Possibly Pivotal |
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233 | (10) |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (2) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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241 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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241 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 6. Colpodea -- Somatically Conserved but Orally Diverse |
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243 | (14) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (4) |
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252 | (1) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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253 | (2) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 7. Prostomatea -- Once Considered Ancestral, Now Definitely Derived |
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257 | (12) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (1) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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266 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 8. Plagiopylea -- A True Riboclass of Uncommon Companions |
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269 | (10) |
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270 | (1) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (4) |
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276 | (1) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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276 | (1) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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277 | (2) |
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Subphylum 2. Intramacronucleata: Class 9. Oligohymenophorea -- Once a Pivotal Group, Now a Terminal Radiation |
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279 | (48) |
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282 | (6) |
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288 | (9) |
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297 | (12) |
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309 | (5) |
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Division and Morphogenesis |
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314 | (6) |
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Nuclei, Sexuality and Life Cycle |
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320 | (5) |
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325 | (2) |
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Deep Phylogeny, Gene Sequences, and Character State Evolution -- Mapping the Course of Ciliate Evolution |
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327 | (12) |
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Deep Phylogeny and Ultrastructure |
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328 | (1) |
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Deep Phylogeny and Gene Sequences |
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329 | (6) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (4) |
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Character State Evolution |
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335 | (3) |
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338 | (1) |
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The Ciliate Taxa Including Families and Genera |
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339 | (102) |
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339 | (1) |
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Nomenclatural Notes, Abbreviations, and Figure References |
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340 | (1) |
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The Ciliate Taxa to Genus |
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341 | (100) |
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439 | (2) |
References |
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441 | (110) |
Subject Index |
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551 | (20) |
Systematic Index |
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