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 GNU Free Documentation License
 ==============================
 
 Version 1.3, 3 November 2008
 
 Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008 Free Software Foundation,
 Inc. \ https://fsf.org/
 
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 0. PREAMBLE
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 7. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
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 ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
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 To use this License in a document you have written, include a copy of
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