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GNU Free Documentation License
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Version 1.2, November 2002
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Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
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of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
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The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other
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the title of the Document and satisfy these conditions, can be treated
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and any sections Entitled "Dedications". You must delete all sections
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