APA-format paper from Markdown

APA-format paper from Markdown

[Jack Bates]

When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into 
some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html

Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:

> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
> xelatex wellness-assignment
> biber wellness-assignment
> xelatex wellness-assignment

Start the paper with:

> ---
> title: Wellness Assignment
> author: Jack Bates
> documentclass: apa6
> classoption:
> - man
> - biblatex
> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
> ...
> 
> Markdown follows ...

If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!

Thank you for these excellent tools!

Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[John MacFarlane]

Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
citations instead of biber?

For that, add this to your metadata:

csl: apa.csl

Download this csl file and put it in your working
directory:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl

Then try:

pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc wellness-assignment.md

and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
xelatex or biber manually.

The nice thing about this approach is that it
works for every output format pandoc supports,
so you could generate docx or html output too...

Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:

> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into 
> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html
>
> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:
>
>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>> biber wellness-assignment
>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>
> Start the paper with:
>
>> ---
>> title: Wellness Assignment
>> author: Jack Bates
>> documentclass: apa6
>> classoption:
>> - man
>> - biblatex
>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>> ...
>> 
>> Markdown follows ...
>
> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>
> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>
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Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[Jack Bates]

Thanks for this reply! Yes, pandoc-citeproc is the first thing I tried, 
but the bibliography it generated wasn't formatted quite right. I 
mentioned in the post the advantage that pandoc-citeproc automates the 
commands, you can convert to PDF in a single shot, and it works with 
different output formats, doesn't depend on LaTeX. I also linked to 
workarounds that people have found, to properly format the bibliography 
with pandoc-citeproc.

The great thing about Pandoc is that you can use --biblatex and --filter 
pandoc-citeproc interchangeably, without updating your document. So you 
can use the one that better supports your output format or style guide.

It would be great if --biblatex automated the commands, like 
pandoc-citeproc, so you could likewise convert to PDF in a single shot. 
I commented on the issue:
https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4105#issuecomment-444687501

On 2018-12-19 11:18 a.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
> 
> Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
> citations instead of biber?
> 
> For that, add this to your metadata:
> 
> csl: apa.csl
> 
> Download this csl file and put it in your working
> directory:
> 
> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl
> 
> Then try:
> 
> pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc wellness-assignment.md
> 
> and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
> xelatex or biber manually.
> 
> The nice thing about this approach is that it
> works for every output format pandoc supports,
> so you could generate docx or html output too...
> 
> Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
>> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into
>> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
>> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html
>>
>> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:
>>
>>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>> biber wellness-assignment
>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>
>> Start the paper with:
>>
>>> ---
>>> title: Wellness Assignment
>>> author: Jack Bates
>>> documentclass: apa6
>>> classoption:
>>> - man
>>> - biblatex
>>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>>> ...
>>>
>>> Markdown follows ...
>>
>> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>>
>> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>>
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Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[John MacFarlane]

This is pretty vague, though, about what didn't look
right:

> Sadly the references don't look quite right.
> pandoc-citeproc doesn't output LaTeX, LaTeX doesn't
> implement the Citation Style Language, whatever the
> reason: The apa6 class isn't aware that the references
> are in fact references and doesn't apply the
> appropriate formatting

pandoc-citeproc generates output in the Pandoc AST,
which is in fact converted to LaTeX in the process of
producing the PDF.  Anyway, if you explain what the
problem was, maybe there's a solution?


Jack Bates <l33e9z-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Thanks for this reply! Yes, pandoc-citeproc is the first thing I tried, 
> but the bibliography it generated wasn't formatted quite right. I 
> mentioned in the post the advantage that pandoc-citeproc automates the 
> commands, you can convert to PDF in a single shot, and it works with 
> different output formats, doesn't depend on LaTeX. I also linked to 
> workarounds that people have found, to properly format the bibliography 
> with pandoc-citeproc.
>
> The great thing about Pandoc is that you can use --biblatex and --filter 
> pandoc-citeproc interchangeably, without updating your document. So you 
> can use the one that better supports your output format or style guide.
>
> It would be great if --biblatex automated the commands, like 
> pandoc-citeproc, so you could likewise convert to PDF in a single shot. 
> I commented on the issue:
> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4105#issuecomment-444687501
>
> On 2018-12-19 11:18 a.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>> 
>> Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
>> citations instead of biber?
>> 
>> For that, add this to your metadata:
>> 
>> csl: apa.csl
>> 
>> Download this csl file and put it in your working
>> directory:
>> 
>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl
>> 
>> Then try:
>> 
>> pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc wellness-assignment.md
>> 
>> and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
>> xelatex or biber manually.
>> 
>> The nice thing about this approach is that it
>> works for every output format pandoc supports,
>> so you could generate docx or html output too...
>> 
>> Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>> 
>>> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into
>>> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
>>> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html
>>>
>>> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:
>>>
>>>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>> biber wellness-assignment
>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>
>>> Start the paper with:
>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> title: Wellness Assignment
>>>> author: Jack Bates
>>>> documentclass: apa6
>>>> classoption:
>>>> - man
>>>> - biblatex
>>>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> Markdown follows ...
>>>
>>> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>>>
>>> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>>>
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Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[Jack Bates]

Thank you for clarifying, and for your help! The specific problem I ran 
into was with hanging indents.

Here's output with --biblatex:
http://nottheoilrig.com/biblatex.pdf

and here it is with pandoc-citeproc:
http://nottheoilrig.com/pandoc-citeproc.pdf

Here's my example input:
http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md

Here are the commands I used with --biblatex:

> pandoc --output biblatex.tex --standalone --biblatex http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
> xelatex biblatex
> biber biblatex
> xelatex biblatex

and with pandoc-citeproc:

> pandoc --output pandoc-citeproc.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc --pdf-engine xelatex --csl apa.csl http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md

Also the --biblatex bibliography automatically starts on a new page, as 
required by the APA manual, but that might just be happy coincidence:
https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/74298

On 2018-12-19 3:44 p.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
> 
> This is pretty vague, though, about what didn't look
> right:
> 
>> Sadly the references don't look quite right.
>> pandoc-citeproc doesn't output LaTeX, LaTeX doesn't
>> implement the Citation Style Language, whatever the
>> reason: The apa6 class isn't aware that the references
>> are in fact references and doesn't apply the
>> appropriate formatting
> 
> pandoc-citeproc generates output in the Pandoc AST,
> which is in fact converted to LaTeX in the process of
> producing the PDF.  Anyway, if you explain what the
> problem was, maybe there's a solution?
> 
> 
> Jack Bates <l33e9z-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
> 
>> Thanks for this reply! Yes, pandoc-citeproc is the first thing I tried,
>> but the bibliography it generated wasn't formatted quite right. I
>> mentioned in the post the advantage that pandoc-citeproc automates the
>> commands, you can convert to PDF in a single shot, and it works with
>> different output formats, doesn't depend on LaTeX. I also linked to
>> workarounds that people have found, to properly format the bibliography
>> with pandoc-citeproc.
>>
>> The great thing about Pandoc is that you can use --biblatex and --filter
>> pandoc-citeproc interchangeably, without updating your document. So you
>> can use the one that better supports your output format or style guide.
>>
>> It would be great if --biblatex automated the commands, like
>> pandoc-citeproc, so you could likewise convert to PDF in a single shot.
>> I commented on the issue:
>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4105#issuecomment-444687501
>>
>> On 2018-12-19 11:18 a.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>>>
>>> Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
>>> citations instead of biber?
>>>
>>> For that, add this to your metadata:
>>>
>>> csl: apa.csl
>>>
>>> Download this csl file and put it in your working
>>> directory:
>>>
>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl
>>>
>>> Then try:
>>>
>>> pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc wellness-assignment.md
>>>
>>> and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
>>> xelatex or biber manually.
>>>
>>> The nice thing about this approach is that it
>>> works for every output format pandoc supports,
>>> so you could generate docx or html output too...
>>>
>>> Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>
>>>> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into
>>>> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
>>>> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html
>>>>
>>>> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:
>>>>
>>>>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>> biber wellness-assignment
>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>
>>>> Start the paper with:
>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> title: Wellness Assignment
>>>>> author: Jack Bates
>>>>> documentclass: apa6
>>>>> classoption:
>>>>> - man
>>>>> - biblatex
>>>>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> Markdown follows ...
>>>>
>>>> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>>>>
>>>> -- 
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Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[Jack Bates]

I updated the blog post based on your feedback regarding the Pandoc AST, 
and I added what exactly was the issue with the pandoc-citeproc output:
http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html

Thanks again and if I've made any new or outstanding mistakes, please 
correct me!

On 2018-12-22 8:27 a.m., Jack Bates wrote:
> Thank you for clarifying, and for your help! The specific problem I ran 
> into was with hanging indents.
> 
> Here's output with --biblatex:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/biblatex.pdf
> 
> and here it is with pandoc-citeproc:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/pandoc-citeproc.pdf
> 
> Here's my example input:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
> 
> Here are the commands I used with --biblatex:
> 
>> pandoc --output biblatex.tex --standalone --biblatex 
>> http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
>> xelatex biblatex
>> biber biblatex
>> xelatex biblatex
> 
> and with pandoc-citeproc:
> 
>> pandoc --output pandoc-citeproc.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc 
>> --pdf-engine xelatex --csl apa.csl 
>> http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
> 
> Also the --biblatex bibliography automatically starts on a new page, as 
> required by the APA manual, but that might just be happy coincidence:
> https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/74298
> 
> On 2018-12-19 3:44 p.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>>
>> This is pretty vague, though, about what didn't look
>> right:
>>
>>> Sadly the references don't look quite right.
>>> pandoc-citeproc doesn't output LaTeX, LaTeX doesn't
>>> implement the Citation Style Language, whatever the
>>> reason: The apa6 class isn't aware that the references
>>> are in fact references and doesn't apply the
>>> appropriate formatting
>>
>> pandoc-citeproc generates output in the Pandoc AST,
>> which is in fact converted to LaTeX in the process of
>> producing the PDF.  Anyway, if you explain what the
>> problem was, maybe there's a solution?
>>
>>
>> Jack Bates <l33e9z-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>
>>> Thanks for this reply! Yes, pandoc-citeproc is the first thing I tried,
>>> but the bibliography it generated wasn't formatted quite right. I
>>> mentioned in the post the advantage that pandoc-citeproc automates the
>>> commands, you can convert to PDF in a single shot, and it works with
>>> different output formats, doesn't depend on LaTeX. I also linked to
>>> workarounds that people have found, to properly format the bibliography
>>> with pandoc-citeproc.
>>>
>>> The great thing about Pandoc is that you can use --biblatex and --filter
>>> pandoc-citeproc interchangeably, without updating your document. So you
>>> can use the one that better supports your output format or style guide.
>>>
>>> It would be great if --biblatex automated the commands, like
>>> pandoc-citeproc, so you could likewise convert to PDF in a single shot.
>>> I commented on the issue:
>>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4105#issuecomment-444687501
>>>
>>> On 2018-12-19 11:18 a.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
>>>> citations instead of biber?
>>>>
>>>> For that, add this to your metadata:
>>>>
>>>> csl: apa.csl
>>>>
>>>> Download this csl file and put it in your working
>>>> directory:
>>>>
>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then try:
>>>>
>>>> pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc 
>>>> wellness-assignment.md
>>>>
>>>> and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
>>>> xelatex or biber manually.
>>>>
>>>> The nice thing about this approach is that it
>>>> works for every output format pandoc supports,
>>>> so you could generate docx or html output too...
>>>>
>>>> Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into
>>>>> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
>>>>> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF 
>>>>> with:
>>>>>
>>>>>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex 
>>>>>> wellness-assignment.md
>>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>>> biber wellness-assignment
>>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>>
>>>>> Start the paper with:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> title: Wellness Assignment
>>>>>> author: Jack Bates
>>>>>> documentclass: apa6
>>>>>> classoption:
>>>>>> - man
>>>>>> - biblatex
>>>>>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Markdown follows ...
>>>>>
>>>>> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
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>>>>> Groups "pandoc-discuss" group.
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>>>>> send an email to pandoc-discuss+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org
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>>>>>
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Re: APA-format paper from Markdown

[John MacFarlane]

It's possible to get the hanging indents and new page,
with a bit of work.

Basically you need to insert some raw LaTeX before the
bibliography.

See
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/pandoc-discuss/SUZ08-Kc6Og/ce0icuemwkkJ

This concerns hanging indent, but you can also add
\newpage before the References section.

This is a bit ugly. Also, this approach only works for
LaTeX output (but it's no worse than biblatex in this
respect).

A cleaner approach would be to use a lua filter that
automatically adds the needed raw code (depending on
the output format) before or around your bibliography;
then you don't need to clutter up the source document.


Jack Bates <l33e9z-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Thank you for clarifying, and for your help! The specific problem I ran 
> into was with hanging indents.
>
> Here's output with --biblatex:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/biblatex.pdf
>
> and here it is with pandoc-citeproc:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/pandoc-citeproc.pdf
>
> Here's my example input:
> http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
>
> Here are the commands I used with --biblatex:
>
>> pandoc --output biblatex.tex --standalone --biblatex http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
>> xelatex biblatex
>> biber biblatex
>> xelatex biblatex
>
> and with pandoc-citeproc:
>
>> pandoc --output pandoc-citeproc.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc --pdf-engine xelatex --csl apa.csl http://nottheoilrig.com/wellness-assignment.md
>
> Also the --biblatex bibliography automatically starts on a new page, as 
> required by the APA manual, but that might just be happy coincidence:
> https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/74298
>
> On 2018-12-19 3:44 p.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>> 
>> This is pretty vague, though, about what didn't look
>> right:
>> 
>>> Sadly the references don't look quite right.
>>> pandoc-citeproc doesn't output LaTeX, LaTeX doesn't
>>> implement the Citation Style Language, whatever the
>>> reason: The apa6 class isn't aware that the references
>>> are in fact references and doesn't apply the
>>> appropriate formatting
>> 
>> pandoc-citeproc generates output in the Pandoc AST,
>> which is in fact converted to LaTeX in the process of
>> producing the PDF.  Anyway, if you explain what the
>> problem was, maybe there's a solution?
>> 
>> 
>> Jack Bates <l33e9z-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>> 
>>> Thanks for this reply! Yes, pandoc-citeproc is the first thing I tried,
>>> but the bibliography it generated wasn't formatted quite right. I
>>> mentioned in the post the advantage that pandoc-citeproc automates the
>>> commands, you can convert to PDF in a single shot, and it works with
>>> different output formats, doesn't depend on LaTeX. I also linked to
>>> workarounds that people have found, to properly format the bibliography
>>> with pandoc-citeproc.
>>>
>>> The great thing about Pandoc is that you can use --biblatex and --filter
>>> pandoc-citeproc interchangeably, without updating your document. So you
>>> can use the one that better supports your output format or style guide.
>>>
>>> It would be great if --biblatex automated the commands, like
>>> pandoc-citeproc, so you could likewise convert to PDF in a single shot.
>>> I commented on the issue:
>>> https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/4105#issuecomment-444687501
>>>
>>> On 2018-12-19 11:18 a.m., John MacFarlane wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Did you try using pandoc-citeproc to format the
>>>> citations instead of biber?
>>>>
>>>> For that, add this to your metadata:
>>>>
>>>> csl: apa.csl
>>>>
>>>> Download this csl file and put it in your working
>>>> directory:
>>>>
>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/citation-style-language/styles/master/apa.csl
>>>>
>>>> Then try:
>>>>
>>>> pandoc -o wellness-assignment.pdf --filter pandoc-citeproc wellness-assignment.md
>>>>
>>>> and it should go straight to PDF, no need to use
>>>> xelatex or biber manually.
>>>>
>>>> The nice thing about this approach is that it
>>>> works for every output format pandoc supports,
>>>> so you could generate docx or html output too...
>>>>
>>>> Jack Bates <m68giy-dGoucM6QAyFhr70sJ4iBzQ@public.gmane.org> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> When I wrote a paper in APA format with Pandoc and Markdown I ran into
>>>>> some obstacles, so when I figured it out, I made a blog post about it:
>>>>> http://jdbates.blogspot.com/2018/12/heres-how-to-write-paper-in-apa-format.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Summary: Use the `apa6` document class and BibLaTeX. Convert to PDF with:
>>>>>
>>>>>> pandoc --output wellness-assignment.tex --standalone --biblatex wellness-assignment.md
>>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>>> biber wellness-assignment
>>>>>> xelatex wellness-assignment
>>>>>
>>>>> Start the paper with:
>>>>>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> title: Wellness Assignment
>>>>>> author: Jack Bates
>>>>>> documentclass: apa6
>>>>>> classoption:
>>>>>> - man
>>>>>> - biblatex
>>>>>> bibliography: wellness-assignment.bib
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Markdown follows ...
>>>>>
>>>>> If that post isn't accurate or I missed something, please correct me!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for these excellent tools!
>>>>>
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