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Index

A
ABS....................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-12
ASCII Binary .................................................................................................................. C-12
ASCII Data.......................................................................................................... 12-6, 12-17
ASCII Hex Files ............................................................................................................. C-12
ACSII Data Files ...........................................................................................................12-17
Accept................................................................................................................... 5-11, 5-27
Accessories Available .......................................................................................................1-8
Accessories Supplies........................................................................................................1-8
Activating the Standard Function Generator...................................................................17-1
Add ...................................................................................................................................8-1
Adding Noise to Selected Channel ...................................................................................9-5
Adding Noise to Waveforms .............................................................................................9-1
Addition...........................................................................................................................5-14
Additive Noise Burst .......................................................................................................5-26
Advance..........................................................................................................................7-14
Amplitude................................................................................................................ 1-27, 4-8
Analog Output for Digital Waveforms ............................................................................ C-13
Arbitrary Waveform, creating ..........................................................................................1-17
Arguments ..................................................................................................... 5-9, 5-10, 5-14
Asynchronous Noise Source ............................................................................................9-3
Attach............................................................................................................................... 6-6
Auto-Both Mode................................................................................................................6-6
Auto Clock Set ....................................................................................................... 13-4,13-8
Auto/Incr .........................................................................................................................11-1
Auxiliary Inputs ................................................................................................................ B-6
Auxiliary Outputs.............................................................................................................. B-6
Available Accessories .......................................................................................................1-8

B
BMP ...................................................................................................................... 11-5, 16-1
Backspace ......................................................................................................................5-11
Baseline ..................................................................................................................... 4-8,6-6
Bit Edit ............................................................................................................................. C-9
Block .................................................................................................................................7-3
Block diagram ...................................................................................................................1-9
Burst ...............................................................................................................................15-2
Burst Count.....................................................................................................................15-2
Bus value diagrams ......................................................................................................... C-8




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Index


C
COS ...................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
Cable Selection................................................................................................................C-4
Calculate................................................................................................................. 5-8, 5-11
Capture Feature...................................................................................................... 1-28, 4-6
Centronics.......................................................................................................................16-1
Centronics Interface........................................................................................................16-2
CHAN 1................................................................................................................... 1-11, 3-3
CHAN 2................................................................................................................... 1-11, 3-3
Changing Projects ............................................................................................................3-3
Choosing the Port for Hardcopy .....................................................................................11-1
Clearing the display ..........................................................................................................2-1
Clearing the Editor ............................................................................................................6-1
Clock...............................................................................................................................14-1
Clock Decade ........................................................................................................ 13-2,13-5
Clock Edges(s) ...............................................................................................................1-32
Clock Rate ..................................................................................................... 13-4,13-7,13-9
Clocking with the marker ................................................................................................14-4
Clock Marker...................................................................................................................1-32
Clock Rate in Dual Channel AWG's ...............................................................................13-5
Column Matrices...........................................................................................................12-14
Comma ...........................................................................................................................5-14
Communicating with Easy Wave ..................................................................................12-15
Communicating with LeCroy Digital Oscilloscopes.......................................................12-16
Communicating with MatLab ........................................................................................12-13
Communicating with PSpice .........................................................................................12-12
Compile.............................................................................................................................7-4
Configuring the LW400 ...................................................................................................1-33
Connector Pinout ...................................................................................................... C-3,C-5
Constants........................................................................................................................5-15
Continuos mode.................................................................................................... 1-28, 15-2
Convolve...........................................................................................................................8-1
Convolution.....................................................................................................................5-15
Creating a New Arbitrary ................................................................................................1-19
Creating a Digital Waveform............................................................................................ C-6
Creating a Group Sequence ..........................................................................................7-12
Cursor manipulations........................................................................................................4-1
Cursors ...........................................................................................................................1-24
Cursors positioning ...........................................................................................................2-6
Cursor to end .......................................................................................................... 1-25, 4-2
Cursor to grid ................................................................................................. 1-25, 1-26, 4-2


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Index

Cursor, Volt.....................................................................................................................1-25
Cut ..................................................................................................................... 2-8, 6-2, 6-6


D
DAT extension ..............................................................................................................12-13
DC........................................................................................................................... 5-6, 17-3
DO Type ...........................................................................................................................5-2
DSO ..............................................................................................................................12-16
DSO Configuration Files ...............................................................................................12-17
DSO File .......................................................................................................................12-17
DSO GRIB Address ..........................................................................................................5-2
Decaying Exponential .....................................................................................................5-20
Default Marker ...................................................................................................... 1-32, 14-1
Delay....................................................................................................................... 1-28, 4-6
Delayed Exponential Decay............................................................................................5-20
Delayed Rising Exponential ............................................................................................5-21
Delayed Ramp5-18
Delete .................................................................................... 2-8, 6-7, 7-4, 10-2, 10-4, 10-4
Deleting the waveform ....................................................................................................2-11
Delimited ASCII Files......................................................................................................12-9
Delta ...............................................................................................................................1-25
Destination......................................................................................................................11-1
Differentiate ......................................................................................................................8-1
Differentiation..................................................................................................................5-15
Digital Edit menu..............................................................................................................C-7
Digital Edit softkey ...........................................................................................................C-7
Digital outputs .................................................................................................................. C-1
Digital output modes ........................................................................................................ C-1
Digital waveform amplitude values .................................................................................. C-8
"Digital" waveforms .......................................................................................................... C-1
Disk Format ....................................................................................................................18-1
Disk Paths.......................................................................................................................11-5
Disk Utilities ....................................................................................................................18-1
Display ............................................................................................................................1-22
Display all ............................................................................................................. 1-22, 3-11
Display clearing ................................................................................................................2-1
Display grid style.............................................................................................................1-23
Digit Select buttons.........................................................................................................1-12
Display types ....................................................................................................................3-7
Display annotation ..........................................................................................................1-14
Display zoom ..................................................................................................................1-22


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Divide................................................................................................................................8-1
Division ...........................................................................................................................5-14
Draft ...................................................................................................................... 11-2, 11-3
Dual grid ................................................................................................................... 3-7, 3-8
Dual display ......................................................................................................................3-7
Dual Waveform Math ........................................................................................................8-8
Duration ............................................................................................................. 2-7, 4-5, 5-8

E
ECL.................................................................................................... 1-31, C-2,C-3,C-4,C-5
ECL outputs ..................................................................................................................... C-2
EXP.................................................................................................................................5-10
EasyWave Sequence .....................................................................................................12-7
EasyWave Wad ..............................................................................................................12-7
EasyWave Wave ............................................................................................................12-7
EasyWave. WAV file ...................................................................................................... C-12
Edit....................................................................................................................................2-8
Edit Amplitude...................................................................................................................4-8
EDIT Control Group ........................................................................................................1-10
Edit Equation Line..................................................................................................... 5-8, 5-9
Edit Group.......................................................................................................................1-17
Edit Options ......................................................................................................................6-3
Edit Sequence .......................................................................................................... 6-2, 7-3
Edit time............................................................................................................................4-5
Edit workspaces..............................................................................................................1-10
Edge ...............................................................................................................................14-1
Enter New .......................................................................................................................12-2
Environmental.................................................................................................................. B-7
Equality ...........................................................................................................................5-14
Equations.................................................................................................................. 5-2, 5-7
Erasing the Default Maker ..............................................................................................14-2
Example of Dual Wave .....................................................................................................8-9
Execute................................................................................................................... 5-2, 11-1
Exponential Pulse ...........................................................................................................5-21
Export ...............................................................................................10-2, 10-6, 10-8, 12-18
Exporting to Floppy Disk...............................................................................................12-18
Exporting to MathCad ...................................................................................................12-11
Exporting to MatLab......................................................................................................12-13
Exporting to PSpice ......................................................................................................12-12
Exporting to the spreadsheet..........................................................................................12-9
Exporting Waveform files................................................................................................12-1


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Index

External Filter....................................................................................................................9-5
External Noise Path ..........................................................................................................9-5
External reference ..........................................................................................................13-6
External trigger level .......................................................................................................1-30
Extract...............................................................................................................................6-6

F
Fall ................................................................................................................................... A-3
Fall time .................................................................................................................... 4-2, A-3
Field Mask ....................................................................................................................... C-9
Filename .........................................................................................................................11-1
File naming conventions .................................................................................................11-5
FLOOR ................................................................................................................. 5-10, 5-13
Format ..........................................................................................................................12-18
Format Disk ....................................................................................................................18-1
Frequency.......................................................................................................................13-2
Frequency modulation ....................................................................................................5-23
Frequency Sweep...........................................................................................................1-16
From ...............................................................................................................................10-5
Function Generator............................................................................................... 1-16, 17-1
Functions ....................................................................................................... 5-9, 5-10, 5-13

G
GPIB .......................................................................................................... 10-10, 16-1, 16-3
GPIB I/O Basics..............................................................................................................16-3
Gate ................................................................................................................................15-3
Gated Sine............................................................................................................ 5-19, 5-26
Gated trigger...................................................................................................................1-29
Gaussian white noise......................................................................................................1-16
Generating waveforms from existing files.......................................................................1-17
GNOISE...................................................................................................5-10, 5-14, 9-1,9-2
Graphics .........................................................................................................................16-1
Grid intensity........................................................................................................... 1-23, 3-9
Grid styles............................................................................................................... 1-23, 3-9
Grid Style menu key .......................................................................................................1-23
Group Sequences.............................................................................................. 6-2,7-1,7-11

H
Half Wave Rectified Sine ................................................................................................5-26
Hardcopy .............................................................................................................. 11-1, 11-2
Hardcopy for storing to Floppy Disk................................................................................11-4
Hardcopy outputs............................................................................................................. B-6


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Index


Help button .....................................................................................................................1-13
Hexadecimal characters A-F ........................................................................................... C-7
Horizontal center.............................................................................................................1-22
Horizontal Time/Div. .......................................................................................................1-21
Horizontal zoom..............................................................................................................3-10

I
Import............................................................................................................ 10-2,10-5, 12-1
Import As ........................................................................................................................10-5
Importing ASCII Data Files ...........................................................................................12-17
Importing Digital Waveforms.......................................................................................... C-12
Importing from MathCad ...............................................................................................12-10
Importing from MatLab..................................................................................................12-13
Importing from Pspice...................................................................................................12-12
Importing from the spreadsheet......................................................................................12-9
Importing waveform files.................................................................................................12-1
IMPORT SET................................................................................................................12-15
Import Sources ...............................................................................................................12-7
Index ...............................................................................................................................11-1
Insert...............................................................................................................................1-28
Insert (Ins).......................................................................................................................1-28
Insert Mode............................................................................................................... 4-6, 6-3
Insert Wave............................................................................................................... 6-2, 6-3
Insert Wave Menu.............................................................................................................5-1
Integrate (AC) ...................................................................................................................8-1
Integrate (CDC) ................................................................................................................8-1
Integration.......................................................................................................................5-15
Intensity ............................................................................................................................3-9
Interconnection Information ............................................................................................. C-4
Interfaces ........................................................................................................................16-1
Introductory Tutorial..........................................................................................................2-1

J
Jitter ................................................................................................................................15-3
Jump ...............................................................................................................................7-15

L
LOG ...................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
LN ......................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
LW400 Configuration ......................................................................................................1-33
LW400 Digital Output Option ........................................................................................... C-1


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Index

LW400 Display................................................................................................................1-14
LW420 Front Panel Layout .............................................................................................1-11
LW4XX Equation ............................................................................................................12-7
LW4XX Project ...............................................................................................................12-7
LW4XX Sequence ..........................................................................................................12-7
LW4XX Waveforms ........................................................................................................12-7
LeCroy Scope File ..........................................................................................................12-7
Level ...............................................................................................................................15-3
Limit Clock ......................................................................................................................13-8
Line ...................................................................................................................................7-3
Linear Frequency Sweep................................................................................................5-23
Linking ..............................................................................................................................7-2
Listener ...........................................................................................................................16-3
Live Manipulation..............................................................................................................4-4
Live Modification .............................................................................................................1-27
Live output modification ..................................................................................................1-27
Live Waveform Manipulation ............................................................................. 2-7, 4-4, 4-7
Logarithmic Frequency Sweep .......................................................................................5-24
Logo..............................................................................................................................10-10
Loop Counter ....................................................................................................................7-2
Looping .............................................................................................................................7-2

M
Manual trigger5-2
Marker...............................................................................................................................6-2
Marker clock frequency...................................................................................................14-4
Marker menu...................................................................................................................1-31
Marker output level .........................................................................................................1-31
Marker outputs...................................................................................................... 1-31, 14-1
Marker type.....................................................................................................................1-32
Masked Value .................................................................................................................. C-9
"Master" Channel ............................................................................................................13-2
MathCad .........................................................................................................................12-7
Mathematical grouping ...................................................................................................5-14
Math Functions .................................................................................................................8-1
Mating output connector .................................................................................................. C-1
MatLab............................................................................................................................12-7
Max ........................................................................................................................... 4-3, A-5
Maximum ........................................................................................................................1-29
Maximum Level................................................................................................................ A-5
Max Clock Value.................................................................................................... 13-4,13-8
Max Voltage......................................................................................................................4-7


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Index


Measure.................................................................................................................... 4-2, 4-3
Measurement Functions Description ............................................................................... A-2
Mechanical....................................................................................................................... B-6
Median ..............................................................................................................................4-8
Median value ..................................................................................................................1-29
Menu...............................................................................................................................1-13
Min ............................................................................................................................ 4-3, A-4
Minimum .........................................................................................................................1-29
Minimum Level................................................................................................................. A-4
Min Voltage.......................................................................................................................4-7
Min Clock Value.............................................................................................................13-4,
........................................................................................................................................13-8
Mode................................................................................................................ 1-25, 6-2, 6-3
Move ...............................................................................................................................1-28
Move Cursor ...................................................................................................................5-11
Move Feature............................................................................................................ 2-7, 4-7
Multiply............................................................................................................................5-14
Multiplication ...................................................................................................................5-14
MULTITONE ...................................................................................................................17-3


N
Name That File ...............................................................................................................11-2
Negative Ramp ...............................................................................................................5-18
New..............................................................................................3-5, 5-8, 5-11, 10-12, 10-3
New channel 1 wave.........................................................................................................3-5
New channel 2 wave.........................................................................................................3-5
New Project ....................................................................................................................1-20
New scratchpad wave.......................................................................................................3-5
NOISE............................................................................................................ 5-10, 5-13, 9-1
Noise Path ............................................................................................................... 9-5,10-7
Numeric keypad..............................................................................................................1-13


O
Open ....................................................................................................................... 5-8, 5-11
Operators................................................................................................................ 5-9, 5-10
Optimize Clock....................................................................................................... 13-7,13-8
Options .............................................................................................................................1-8
Other waves............................................................................................................ 5-2, 5-27
Over Sample Wave.........................................................................................................12-5


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Index

Overwrite (OVR) .............................................................................................................1-28
Overwrite Mode ........................................................................................................ 4-6, 6-3

P
PCX ................................................................................................................................11-6
PCX PC Paintbrush ........................................................................................................16-1
PI ....................................................................................................................................5-14
PRN .......................................................................................................... 11-6, 12-10,12-11
Page Feed ......................................................................................................................11-1
Paste......................................................................................................................... 6-2, 6-9
Path/Project ....................................................................................................................10-5
Per ................................................................................................................................... A-8
Period ....................................................................................................................... 4-3, A-8
Phase Modulation ...........................................................................................................5-24
Phase Width Modulation.................................................................................................5-24
Position menu key ..........................................................................................................1-32
Preferences .......................................................................................................... 10-2, 10-9
Preferences menu ..........................................................................................................1-33
Printer .............................................................................................................................11-3
Product Assistance ...........................................................................................................1-1
Programmability............................................................................................................... B-6
Programmable marker ....................................................................................................14-1
Programming the Marker ................................................................................................14-2
Project menu...................................................................................................................12-1
Project, new ....................................................................................................................1-20
Project/Path ....................................................................................................................10-6
Projects...........................................................................................................................10-4
Project Structure .............................................................................................................10-1
Properties .........................................................................................................................6-3
Proof ..................................................................................................................... 11-2, 11-4
Pseudorandom Noise .......................................................................................................9-1
PSpice ............................................................................................................................12-7
Pulse.....................................................................................................5-6, 5-10, 5-13, 17-3

Q
Quality.............................................................................................................................11-1

R
Raise to a power.............................................................................................................5-14
Ramp ....................................................................................................5-5, 5-17, 5-18, 17-3
Random Number Generator ...................................................................................... 9-1,9-3
Rear Panel......................................................................................................................1-15


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Index


Recalling Sequences ......................................................................................................1-18
Recalling Waveforms......................................................................................................1-18
Reference .........................................................................................................................3-6
Repetitions........................................................................................................................7-3
Request Control yes/no ....................................................................................................5-2
Resampling Channel 2 ...................................................................................................13-5
Rescaling ........................................................................................................................12-4
Reset ..............................................................................................................................7-15
Retrigger Time ................................................................................................................15-3
Rise time...........................................................................................................................4-3
Rising Exponential ............................................................................................................5-2
Rotary Control Knob .......................................................................................................1-12
Row Matrices ................................................................................................................12-14

S
SIN........................................................................................................................ 5-10, 5-13
SQRT.................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
STEP .................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
Save......................................................................................................1-21, 5-8, 5-11, 10-3
Save as........................................................................................................ 1-21, 5-11, 10-3
Save it................................................................................................................... 5-11, 10-3
Saving...............................................................................................................................2-9
Saving a waveform .........................................................................................................1-21
Saving Your Creation........................................................................................................2-9
Scratch Pad ......................................................................................................................3-5
Screen Saver ............................................................................................. 1-23, 1-33, 10-10
nd
"2 " .................................................................................................................................1-13
Second Source .................................................................................................................8-1
Segments..........................................................................................................................7-2
Select All................................................................................................................. 1-25, 4-2
Selecting External Reference .........................................................................................13-6
Select Line ........................................................................................................................5-8
Select Wave......................................................................................................................3-1
Sequence Editor ....................................................................................................... 7-3, 3-3
Sequences........................................................................................................................7-1
Set Known State .............................................................................................................10-2
Set Time/Date.................................................................................................................1-33
Setting Clock Rates for Digital Waveforms .................................................................... C-11
Setting File....................................................................................................................12-15
Setting the Sample Clock Rate...................................................................... 13-2,13-7,13-9
Setup Options .................................................................................................................11-4


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Index

Shaping the Noise ............................................................................................................9-5
Shipping Guidelines..........................................................................................................1-5
Show Reference ...............................................................................................................3-6
Simple Waveform Editing .................................................................................................2-8
Sine................................................................................................................ 5-4, 5-19, 17-2
Sine Amplitude................................................................................................................5-23
Sine Burst .......................................................................................................................5-20
Single..............................................................................................................................15-2
Single display....................................................................................................................3-7
Single and X-Y display.............................................................................................. 3-7, 3-8
Single mode outputs .......................................................................................................1-30
Size.................................................................................................................................11-1
Smooth .............................................................................................................................8-1
Smoothing.......................................................................................................................5-15
Softkeys ..........................................................................................................................1-13
Source File............................................................................................................ 10-5, 10-6
Source 2 ...........................................................................................................................8-8
Specifications................................................................................................................... B-1
Splitting the grid ................................................................................................................3-8
Spreadsheet ...................................................................................................................12-7
Square .................................................................................................................... 5-5, 17-2
Standard Waves ...............................................................................................................5-2
Subtract ............................................................................................................................8-1
Subtraction......................................................................................................................5-14
Sweep.............................................................................................................................1-16
Synchronous Noise...........................................................................................................9-1
System..............................................................................................................................9-5
System Menu..................................................................................................................10-9
System preference menu................................................................................................1-23
System softkey ...............................................................................................................1-33

T
TAN....................................................................................................................... 5-10, 5-13
TIF ........................................................................................................................ 11-6, 16-1
TTL .......................................................................................................... 1-31, C-2, C-4,C-5
Talker..............................................................................................................................16-3
Target File............................................................................................................. 10-5, 10-6
Target File Names ........................................................................................................12-18
threshold .........................................................................................................................15-3
TIME ...............................................................................................................................1-28
Time/Date display ............................................................................................... 1-23, 10-10
Time Cursor ..............................................................................................1-24, 2-6, 4-1, 4-2


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Index


Time cursors toggle switch .............................................................................................1-23
Time left .................................................................................................................. 1-24, 2-6
Time Reversed Step .......................................................................................................5-16
Track....................................................................................................................... 1-24, 4-2
Track mode.....................................................................................................................1-24
Trapezoidal Pulse ...........................................................................................................5-19
Triangle................................................................................................................... 5-5, 17-2
Trigger ............................................................................................................................15-1
Trigger Characteristics....................................................................................................15-3
Trigger Delay ..................................................................................................................15-3
Triggering an external oscilloscope ..................................................................................3-2
Triggering Characteristics................................................................................................ B-4
Triggering markers..........................................................................................................1-29
Trigger Input ...................................................................................................................15-1
Trigger menu ..................................................................................................................1-29
Trigger modes....................................................................................................... 15-1, 15-2
Trigger Setup ..................................................................................................................15-1
Trigger sources...............................................................................................................1-29
Tri-level Pulse .................................................................................................................5-17
Truncated Ramp .............................................................................................................5-18
Tutorial..............................................................................................................................2-1
Type............................................................................................................. 1-22, 11-1, 11-3

U
UNDO .............................................................................................................. 1-28, 2-8, 6-6
Unit Pulse .......................................................................................................................5-16
Unit Step .........................................................................................................................5-16
Use Current ....................................................................................................................12-2
Using Hardcopy for Printing............................................................................................11-3

V
Variables........................................................................................................ 5-9, 5-10, 5-14
Vertical Center ................................................................................................................1-21
Vertical Volts/Div.............................................................................................................1-21
Vertical Zoom..................................................................................................................3-10
VIEW control group...........................................................................................................1-9
Viewing, waveform............................................................................................................3-1
Volt bottom......................................................................................................................1-24
Volt top............................................................................................................................1-24
Volt Cursor......................................................................................................................1-24
Volt Cursors toggle .........................................................................................................1-24


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Index

Voltage Cursors ................................................................................................................4-3



W
WIDP ........................................................................................................................ 4-3, A-7
Warranty Information ........................................................................................................1-1
Waveform .........................................................................................................................7-3
Waveform Addition .........................................................................................................5-15
Waveform Division..........................................................................................................5-15
Waveform editing, simple .................................................................................................2-8
Waveform multiplication..................................................................................................5-15
Waveform Output Characteristics.................................................................................... B-2
Waveform saving ............................................................................................................1-20
Waveform selection ..........................................................................................................3-3
Waveform Sequences Using Digital Waveforms ........................................................... C-13
Waveform Sequencing .....................................................................................................7-5
Waveform subtraction.....................................................................................................5-15
Waveform viewing ............................................................................................................3-1
Wavemath............................................................................................................... 8-1, 5-15
Wave options ....................................................................................................................6-3
Waves Are ......................................................................................................................12-5
Waves, other.....................................................................................................................5-2
WaveStation Concept .......................................................................................................1-8
What ...................................................................................................................... 10-4,10-8
White Noise ......................................................................................................................9-3
Width Positive .................................................................................................................. A-7
Write Protect ...................................................................................................................10-9

X
X-Y display........................................................................................................................3-8


Z
Zoom.............................................................................................................. 1-21, 2-5, 3-10
Zoom previous ...................................................................................................... 1-21, 3-11
Zoom to cursor...................................................................................................... 1-21, 3-11




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