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formatting	O
book	O
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Joachim	O
Schrod	O
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xindy	B-General_Concept
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troff	B-Language
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indices	O
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the	O
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xindy	B-General_Concept
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of	O
the	O
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xindy	B-General_Concept
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many	O
languages	O
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to	O
English	O
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xindy	B-General_Concept
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under	O
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