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inline.
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The following elements occur in blockquote:
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beginpage
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informalexample
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mediaobject
mediaobjectco
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orderedlist
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procedure
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qandaset
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screen
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variablelist
warning
Examples
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Richard Dawkins
The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should
expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and
no good, nothing but pitiless indifference.
The universe that we observe has precisely the properties we should
expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and
no good, nothing but pitiless indifference.
--
Richard Dawkins
For additional examples, see also
attribution
literallayout