Appendix Q. Copyright

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Provision A, above, explicitly prohibitsrelabelingthis document. An example ofrelabeling is the insertion of company logos or navigation barsinto the cover, title page, or the text. The author grants thefollowing exemptions.

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Essentially, you may freely distribute this book inunalteredelectronic form. You must obtainthe author's permission to distribute a substantially modifiedversion or derivative work. The purpose of this restriction is topreserve the artistic integrity of this document and to prevent"forking."

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