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Splitting an overlong document into two
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Picking up post #9: that is the part I would want checked first.
Thank you for the correction. I have edited my earlier post with a note rather than silently, so the thread still makes sense to read. The error was mine and it was the kind that comes from remembering a figure instead of looking it up.
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This follows post #22 rather than contradicting it.
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