Braille pattern dots-256

6-dot braille cells
⠀	⠁	⠃	⠉	⠙	⠑	⠋	⠛	⠓	⠊	⠚	⠈	⠘
⠄	⠅	⠇	⠍	⠝	⠕	⠏	⠟	⠗	⠎	⠞	⠌	⠜
⠤	⠥	⠧	⠭	⠽	⠵	⠯	⠿	⠷	⠮	⠾	⠬	⠼
⠠	⠡	⠣	⠩	⠹	⠱	⠫	⠻	⠳	⠪	⠺	⠨	⠸
⠀	⠂	⠆	⠒	⠲	⠢	⠖	⠶	⠦	⠔	⠴	⠐	⠰

This article contains Unicode Braille characters. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Braille characters.

The Braille pattern dots-256 ( ⠲ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with both middle, and the bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with both upper-middle, and the lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2832, and in Braille ASCII with the number 4.

Character information
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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-256
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10290	U+2832
UTF-8	226 160 178	E2 A0 B2
Numeric character reference	⠲	⠲
Braille ASCII	52	34

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-256 is used to represent punctuation, and otherwise as needed.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	. (period), dis-, ien, "dès"
English Braille	. (period)
English Contraction	dis-
German Braille	un
Bharati Braille	. (period) ^[2]
IPA Braille	retroflex tail or letter rotation mark
Russian Braille	. (period)
Slovak Braille	. (period)
Arabic Braille	. (period)
Irish Braille	dis
Thai Braille	้ (tone 2)

^[1]

Other braille

Japanese Braille	gō-yōon + dakuten^[1]
Korean Braille	-p / ㅍ ^[1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	weng, -ong ^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	yun, -ün / ㄩㄣ
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	yu-
Nemeth Braille	4 ^[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-256 are Braille patterns 2567, 2568, and 25678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
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Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2567		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2568		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-25678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10354	U+2872	10418	U+28B2	10482	U+28F2
UTF-8	226 161 178	E2 A1 B2	226 162 178	E2 A2 B2	226 163 178	E2 A3 B2
Numeric character reference	⡲	⡲	⢲	⢲	⣲	⣲

	dots 2567	dots 2568	dots 25678
Gardner Salinas Braille^[4]			close math expression / hyperlink

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 368, 1368, 3468, and 13468 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-256, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0256, 2567, and 02567 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-368		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1368		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3468		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13468
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10404	U+28A4	10405	U+28A5	10412	U+28AC	10413	U+28AD
UTF-8	226 162 164	E2 A2 A4	226 162 165	E2 A2 A5	226 162 172	E2 A2 AC	226 162 173	E2 A2 AD
Numeric character reference	⢤	⢤	⢥	⢥	⢬	⢬	⢭	⢭

Kantenji using braille patterns 368, 1368, 3468, or 13468

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-256 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

Unlike most kantenji patterns, is distinguished positionally, where it usually indicates a 心 when used finally, but ⽊ or ⺾ when used initially, and any of the above when medial to a kantenji pattern. ⽊ and ⺾ are also indicated by other, unique kantenji cells, but the large number of kanji utilizing these elements necessitates further disambiguating in kantenji patterns, which are limited to three cells apiece.

- 心

Variants and thematic compounds

- selector 6 + 心 = 奄
- 心 + selector 1 = 桜
- 心 + selector 2 = 菊
- 心 + selector 3 = 粟
- 心 + selector 5 = 必
- 心 + selector 6 = 黍

Compounds of 心

- ぬ/力 + 心 = 忍
- - い/糹/#2 + ぬ/力 + 心 = 綛
- - 心 + ぬ/力 + 心 = 荵
- つ/土 + 心 = 志
- - ゑ/訁 + 心 = 誌
- - や/疒 + つ/土 + 心 = 痣
- ほ/方 + 心 = 忘
- よ/广 + 心 = 応
- - よ/广 + よ/广 + 心 = 應
  - - み/耳 + よ/广 + 心 = 軈
- 宿 + 心 = 忠
- り/分 + 心 = 念
- - き/木 + り/分 + 心 = 棯
- - の/禾 + り/分 + 心 = 稔
- - せ/食 + り/分 + 心 = 鯰
- 数 + 心 = 忽
- - る/忄 + 心 = 惚
- ふ/女 + 心 = 怒
- た/⽥ + 心 = 思
- - ⺼ + た/⽥ + 心 = 腮
- - お/頁 + た/⽥ + 心 = 顋
- - せ/食 + た/⽥ + 心 = 鰓
- な/亻 + 心 = 怠
- さ/阝 + 心 = 怨
- こ/子 + 心 = 怱
- - 心 + 心 = 葱
- え/訁 + 心 = 恋
- - え/訁 + え/訁 + 心 = 戀
- 龸 + 心 = 恐
- み/耳 + 心 = 恥
- け/犬 + 心 = 恩
- め/目 + 心 = 息
- - 火 + め/目 + 心 = 熄
- む/車 + 心 = 恵
- - む/車 + む/車 + 心 = 惠
- れ/口 + 心 = 患
- selector 1 + 心 = 悪
- - selector 1 + selector 1 + 心 = 惡
  - - か/金 + selector 1 + 心 = 鐚
- 火 + 心 = 悲
- も/門 + 心 = 悶
- 囗 + 心 = 惑
- き/木 + 心 = 想
- く/艹 + 心 = 愚
- ひ/辶 + 心 = 感
- - て/扌 + ひ/辶 + 心 = 撼
- - む/車 + ひ/辶 + 心 = 轗
- ゐ/幺 + 心 = 慈
- ら/月 + 心 = 態
- と/戸 + 心 = 慰
- の/禾 + 心 = 愁
- す/発 + 心 = 慮
- - に/氵 + す/発 + 心 = 濾
- - か/金 + す/発 + 心 = 鑢
- そ/馬 + 心 = 慶
- せ/食 + 心 = 憩
- - せ/食 + せ/食 + 心 = 憇
- う/宀/#3 + 心 = 憲
- や/疒 + 心 = 懇
- ゆ/彳 + 心 = 懲
- き/木 + 心 + 心 = 蕊
- く/艹 + 心 + 心 = 蘂
- り/分 + 宿 + 心 = 忿
- ふ/女 + 宿 + 心 = 恕
- つ/土 + 宿 + 心 = 恚
- ち/竹 + 宿 + 心 = 悉
- ゆ/彳 + 宿 + 心 = 愈
- み/耳 + 宿 + 心 = 慇
- け/犬 + 宿 + 心 = 慧
- そ/馬 + 宿 + 心 = 憑
- ぬ/力 + 宿 + 心 = 懃
- に/氵 + 宿 + 心 = 沁
- む/車 + 宿 + 心 = 蟋

Compounds of 奄

- 仁/亻 + 心 = 俺
- て/扌 + 心 = 掩
- ま/石 + 心 = 竜
- - に/氵 + 心 = 滝
- - ま/石 + ま/石 + 心 = 龍
  - - つ/土 + ま/石 + 心 = 壟
  - - へ/⺩ + ま/石 + 心 = 瓏
  - - ち/竹 + ま/石 + 心 = 籠
  - - 心 + ま/石 + 心 = 蘢
  - - さ/阝 + ま/石 + 心 = 隴
- - き/木 + ま/石 + 心 = 槞
- ち/竹 + 心 = 電
- に/氵 + selector 6 + 心 = 淹
- く/艹 + selector 6 + 心 = 菴
- も/門 + selector 6 + 心 = 閹

Compounds of 桜 and ⽊

- 心 + う/宀/#3 = 杉
- - き/木 + 心 + う/宀/#3 = 彬
- 心 + れ/口 = 杏
- 心 + こ/子 = 松
- - に/氵 + 心 + こ/子 = 淞
- - 心 + 心 + こ/子 = 菘
- - と/戸 + 心 + こ/子 = 鬆
- - 心 + 心 + こ/子 = 菘
- 心 + 日 = 柏
- 心 + さ/阝 = 柳
- 心 + し/巿 = 柿
- 心 + 宿 = 桃
- 心 + と/戸 = 桐
- 心 + ゑ/訁 = 桑
- 心 + り/分 = 桧
- - 心 + 心 + り/分 = 檜
- 心 + は/辶 = 梅
- 心 + ろ/十 = 梓
- 心 + け/犬 = 椅
- 心 + む/車 = 楓
- 心 + お/頁 = 榎
- 心 + て/扌 = 欅
- 心 + 心 + selector 1 = 櫻
- 心 + 宿 + こ/子 = 李
- 心 + き/木 + う/宀/#3 = 杜
- 心 + 数 + き/木 = 杞
- 心 + 龸 + 数 = 杤
- 心 + 龸 + ひ/辶 = 杷
- 心 + 龸 + 比 = 枇
- 心 + 宿 + ほ/方 = 枋
- 心 + 龸 + り/分 = 枌
- 心 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 枩
- 心 + れ/口 + は/辶 = 枳
- 心 + も/門 + selector 5 = 枸
- 心 + す/発 + selector 1 = 柊
- 心 + selector 4 + る/忄 = 柑
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + ま/石 = 柘
- 心 + た/⽥ + selector 4 = 柚
- 心 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 柞
- 心 + ん/止 + い/糹/#2 = 柾
- 心 + 比 + は/辶 = 栂
- 心 + 数 + ま/石 = 栃
- 心 + 数 + め/目 = 栢
- 心 + 龸 + む/車 = 栩
- 心 + ふ/女 + selector 4 = 栴
- 心 + 宿 + つ/土 = 桂
- 心 + お/頁 + selector 1 = 桾
- 心 + 宿 + れ/口 = 梔
- 心 + 日 + な/亻 = 梗
- 心 + 宿 + な/亻 = 梛
- 心 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 梧
- 心 + の/禾 + ぬ/力 = 梨
- 心 + 宿 + め/目 = 棉
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + ね/示 = 棕
- 心 + き/木 + 数 = 棘
- 心 + selector 6 + は/辶 = 棠
- 心 + 龸 + ゆ/彳 = 棣
- 心 + 龸 + れ/口 = 椋
- 心 + 宿 + い/糹/#2 = 椎
- 心 + selector 1 + selector 1 = 椏
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + ゑ/訁 = 椒
- 心 + 龸 + も/門 = 椚
- 心 + み/耳 + さ/阝 = 椰
- 心 + も/門 + selector 6 = 椶
- 心 + selector 1 + き/木 = 椹
- 心 + け/犬 + 日 = 椿
- 心 + 宿 + 数 = 楊
- 心 + selector 1 + よ/广 = 楙
- 心 + き/木 + き/木 = 楚
- 心 + selector 6 + ら/月 = 楜
- 心 + 比 + ひ/辶 = 楝
- 心 + 比 + み/耳 = 楠
- 心 + selector 5 + ゆ/彳 = 楡
- 心 + せ/食 + selector 6 = 楢
- 心 + と/戸 + 日 = 楮
- 心 + る/忄 + き/木 = 楳
- 心 + ま/石 + し/巿 = 楴
- 心 + の/禾 + 火 = 楸
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + ゆ/彳 = 榁
- 心 + ね/示 + し/巿 = 榊
- 心 + selector 4 + て/扌 = 榑
- 心 + や/疒 + さ/阝 = 榔
- 心 + け/犬 + の/禾 = 榛
- 心 + 龸 + 日 = 榠
- 心 + 宿 + も/門 = 榧
- 心 + 宿 + ⺼ = 榲
- 心 + ら/月 + た/⽥ = 榴
- 心 + か/金 + ら/月 = 榾
- 心 + selector 5 + や/疒 = 榿
- 心 + お/頁 + に/氵 = 槐
- 心 + selector 1 + め/目 = 槙
- 心 + ひ/辶 + う/宀/#3 = 槭
- 心 + 囗 + selector 6 = 槲
- 心 + け/犬 + 宿 = 槻
- 心 + 宿 + き/木 = 槿
- 心 + ゆ/彳 + よ/广 = 樅
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + や/疒 = 樒
- 心 + ち/竹 + selector 1 = 樗
- 心 + ま/石 + ろ/十 = 樟
- 心 + つ/土 + す/発 = 樫
- 心 + く/艹 + か/金 = 樺
- 心 + み/耳 + 氷/氵 = 橄
- 心 + 宿 + よ/广 = 橘
- 心 + す/発 + と/戸 = 橙
- 心 + そ/馬 + selector 6 = 橡
- 心 + 宿 + た/⽥ = 橿
- 心 + 龸 + 囗 = 檀
- 心 + selector 1 + な/亻 = 檍
- 心 + 宿 + り/分 = 檎
- 心 + 龸 + ま/石 = 檗
- 心 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 檪
- 心 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 檬
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + を/貝 = 檳
- 心 + 宿 + て/扌 = 檸
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + む/車 = 櫁
- 心 + selector 6 + み/耳 = 櫚
- 心 + ゐ/幺 + そ/馬 = 櫞
- 心 + 宿 + 日 = 櫟
- 心 + 龸 + た/⽥ = 櫨
- 心 + め/目 + す/発 = 欖
- 心 + け/犬 + め/目 = 欟

Compounds of 菊 and ⺾

- 心 + め/目 = 艾
- 心 + か/金 = 芋
- 心 + の/禾 = 芝
- 心 + 仁/亻 = 芥
- 心 + を/貝 = 芹
- 心 + な/亻 = 苔
- 心 + 比 = 苺
- 心 + よ/广 = 茅
- 心 + 氷/氵 = 茜
- 心 + ん/止 = 茨
- 心 + き/木 = 茶
- 心 + み/耳 = 茸
- 心 + ら/月 = 菅
- 心 + く/艹 = 菱
- 心 + 火 = 萩
- 心 + い/糹/#2 = 葦
- 心 + 心 = 葱
- 心 + す/発 = 葵
- 心 + ほ/方 = 蓬
- 心 + ひ/辶 = 蓮
- 心 + せ/食 = 蔦
- 心 + 龸 = 蕨
- 心 + ぬ/力 = 薊
- 心 + ⺼ = 藍
- 心 + ふ/女 = 藤
- - 心 + 心 + ふ/女 = 籐
- 心 + た/⽥ = 蘆
- 心 + そ/馬 = 蘇
- 心 + も/門 = 蘭
- て/扌 + 心 + selector 2 = 掬
- 心 + 心 + selector 2 = 椈
- と/戸 + 心 + selector 2 = 鞠
- 心 + 比 + も/門 = 芍
- 心 + selector 5 + ほ/方 = 芒
- 心 + selector 3 + け/犬 = 芙
- 心 + 宿 + と/戸 = 芦
- 心 + selector 1 + 宿 = 芫
- 心 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 芭
- く/艹 + 宿 + 心 = 芯
- 心 + 仁/亻 + ろ/十 = 苓
- 心 + ま/石 + selector 1 = 苙
- 心 + 龸 + め/目 = 苜
- 心 + selector 4 + も/門 = 苡
- 心 + 数 + て/扌 = 苧
- 心 + り/分 + か/金 = 苹
- 心 + ぬ/力 + れ/口 = 茄
- 心 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 茆
- 心 + き/木 + selector 5 = 茉
- 心 + ほ/方 + れ/口 = 茗
- 心 + selector 4 + ぬ/力 = 茘
- 心 + な/亻 + け/犬 = 茯
- 心 + selector 5 + か/金 = 茱
- 心 + 日 + す/発 = 荀
- 心 + り/分 + 囗 = 荅
- 心 + ね/示 + ね/示 = 荊
- 心 + 仁/亻 + に/氵 = 荏
- 心 + selector 5 + と/戸 = 荳
- 心 + 宿 + 火 = 荻
- 心 + り/分 + も/門 = 荼
- 心 + 宿 + ぬ/力 = 莉
- 心 + 氷/氵 + ほ/方 = 莎
- 心 + 龸 + は/辶 = 莓
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + 宿 = 莞
- 心 + の/禾 + ゐ/幺 = 莠
- 心 + 比 + や/疒 = 莨
- 心 + 囗 + selector 1 = 莪
- 心 + き/木 + な/亻 = 莱
- 心 + そ/馬 + う/宀/#3 = 莵
- 心 + し/巿 + せ/食 = 菁
- 心 + 日 + 比 = 菎
- 心 + り/分 + 日 = 菖
- 心 + ぬ/力 + 宿 = 菟
- 心 + に/氵 + ひ/辶 = 菠
- 心 + 宿 + ま/石 = 菩
- 心 + 龸 + き/木 = 菫
- 心 + こ/子 + こ/子 = 菰
- 心 + selector 4 + 火 = 菲
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + き/木 = 菻
- 心 + 宿 + ゑ/訁 = 菽
- 心 + 龸 + と/戸 = 萄
- 心 + selector 4 + と/戸 = 萇
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + そ/馬 = 萓
- 心 + の/禾 + と/戸 = 萪
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 萱
- 心 + 宿 + か/金 = 萵
- 心 + 宿 + ゆ/彳 = 萸
- 心 + ゆ/彳 + ふ/女 = 葎
- 心 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 葛
- 心 + 龸 + ほ/方 = 葡
- 心 + れ/口 + ろ/十 = 葫
- 心 + 龸 + の/禾 = 葭
- 心 + selector 4 + の/禾 = 葮
- 心 + ほ/方 + ち/竹 = 葹
- 心 + へ/⺩ + selector 2 = 蒋
- 心 + 宿 + ね/示 = 蒜
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + も/門 = 蒟
- 心 + selector 4 + ほ/方 = 蒡
- 心 + に/氵 + ほ/方 = 蒲
- 心 + り/分 + け/犬 = 蒹
- 心 + ゆ/彳 + ゆ/彳 = 蒻
- 心 + 比 + え/訁 = 蒿
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + た/⽥ = 蓉
- 心 + と/戸 + selector 2 = 蓍
- 心 + 宿 + 比 = 蓖
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + て/扌 = 蓴
- 心 + む/車 + selector 2 = 蓼
- 心 + 宿 + 宿 = 蓿
- 心 + 龸 + す/発 = 蔆
- 心 + 宿 + ふ/女 = 蔔
- 心 + よ/广 + と/戸 = 蔗
- 心 + よ/广 + く/艹 = 蔬
- 心 + 数 + 数 = 蕀
- 心 + れ/口 + し/巿 = 蕁
- 心 + 日 + ろ/十 = 蕈
- 心 + い/糹/#2 + 火 = 蕉
- 心 + 宿 + の/禾 = 蕎
- 心 + け/犬 + せ/食 = 蕕
- 心 + み/耳 + れ/口 = 蕗
- 心 + selector 5 + 龸 = 蕣
- 心 + む/車 + 火 = 蕪
- 心 + ぬ/力 + ゆ/彳 = 蕭
- 心 + お/頁 + よ/广 = 蕷
- 心 + に/氵 + ⺼ = 薀
- 心 + ゆ/彳 + 氷/氵 = 薇
- 心 + の/禾 + す/発 = 薐
- 心 + 宿 + は/辶 = 薑
- 心 + 囗 + れ/口 = 薔
- 心 + ろ/十 + ま/石 = 薛
- 心 + 龸 + 火 = 薤
- 心 + す/発 + 日 = 薯
- 心 + さ/阝 + 龸 = 薺
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + の/禾 = 藜
- 心 + ゑ/訁 + 日 = 藷
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + い/糹/#2 = 藺
- 心 + 宿 + に/氵 = 藻
- 心 + お/頁 + 数 = 藾
- 心 + ん/止 + お/頁 = 蘋
- 心 + 龸 + そ/馬 = 蘓
- 心 + selector 6 + ま/石 = 蘗
- 心 + せ/食 + そ/馬 = 蘚
- 心 + す/発 + い/糹/#2 = 蘿
- 心 + う/宀/#3 + 火 = 韮

Compounds of 粟

- 心 + に/氵 = 栗
- - ち/竹 + 心 + に/氵 = 篥
- - 心 + に/氵 + ね/示 = 瓢

Compounds of 必

- 氷/氵 + 心 = 泌
- へ/⺩ + 心 = 瑟
- え/訁 + 心 + selector 5 = 謐

Other compounds

- ね/示 + 心 = 襲
- 心 + つ/土 = 瓜
- - れ/口 + 心 + つ/土 = 呱
- - き/木 + 心 + つ/土 = 柧
- - け/犬 + 心 + つ/土 = 瓠
- - む/車 + 心 + つ/土 = 瓣
- 心 + ま/石 = 麻
- - れ/口 + 心 + ま/石 = 嘛
- - や/疒 + 心 + ま/石 = 痲
- - の/禾 + 心 + ま/石 = 糜
- - い/糹/#2 + 心 + ま/石 = 縻
- - ゐ/幺 + 心 + ま/石 = 麼
- に/氵 + に/氵 + 心 = 瀧
- 心 + た/⽥ + さ/阝 = 稗
- 心 + 宿 + す/発 = 稷
- 心 + ろ/十 + よ/广 = 笹
- 心 + す/発 + き/木 = 篠

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
^ "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^ "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
^ "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[Unesco-1] "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..

[2] "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[3] "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[OSU-4] "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[technopolis-5] "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[kantenji-6] "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[n-braille-7] "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[taijukai-8] "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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