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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 05

-Paragraph 5

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6395354&loc=d3e12631-108344

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