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align="justify"> <p class="normal"> DC Title: <u>SiSU - SiSU information Structuring Universe / Structured information, Serialized Units - FAQ - Frequently Asked/Answered Questions</u> </p> </td><td width="4%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> </table><table summary="normal text css" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr><td valign="top" align="justify"> <p class="normal"> DC Creator: <u>Ralph Amissah</u> </p> </td><td width="4%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> </table><table summary="normal text css" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr><td valign="top" align="justify"> <p class="normal"> DC Rights: <u>Copyright (C) Ralph Amissah 2007, part of SiSU documentation, License GPL 3</u> </p> </td><td width="4%" align="right" valign="top"> </td></tr> </table><table summary="normal text css" width="100%" border="0" bgcolor="white" cellpadding="2" align="center"> <tr><td valign="top" align="justify"> <p 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