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2 @node GNU Free Documentation License
3 @appendixsec GNU Free Documentation License
5 @cindex FDL, GNU Free Documentation License
6 @center Version 1.2, November 2002
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411 @appendixsubsec ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
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