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<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
<rdf:Description rdf:about=""
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"
xmlns:xmpTPg="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/t/pg/"
xmlns:xmpGImg="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/g/img/"
xmlns:xmpMM="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/"
xmlns:stEvt="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#"
xmlns:stRef="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceRef#"
xmlns:stMfs="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ManifestItem#"
xmlns:idPriv="http://ns.adobe.com/xmp/InDesign/private"
xmlns:LCC="http://ns.lightcatcherphoto.com/"
xmlns:wn_private="http://ns.xinet.com/webnative/private/1.0/"
xmlns:xmpG="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/g/"
xmlns:stFnt="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/Font#"
xmlns:wn_text="http://ns.xinet.com/webnative/text-extraction/1.0/"
xmlns:wn_image_info="http://ns.xinet.com/webnative/imageinfo/1.0/"
xmlns:wn_thumbnails="http://ns.xinet.com/webnative/thumbnails/1.0/"
xmlns:wn_previews="http://ns.xinet.com/webnative/previews/1.0/">
<dc:format>application/x-indesign</dc:format>
<dc:subject>
<rdf:Bag>
<rdf:li>Keywords</rdf:li>
</rdf:Bag>
</dc:subject>
<xmp:CreateDate>2015-03-11T17:06:09-05:00</xmp:CreateDate>
<xmp:MetadataDate>2015-03-31T08:55:35-05:00</xmp:MetadataDate>
<xmp:ModifyDate>2015-03-31T08:55:35-05:00</xmp:ModifyDate>
<xmp:LCCRevisionTime>Mon Mar 30 2015 16:28:03 GMT-0500</xmp:LCCRevisionTime>
<xmp:LCCDocumentStatus>In Progress</xmp:LCCDocumentStatus>
<xmp:LCCUserName>jhaney</xmp:LCCUserName>
<xmp:LCCRevisionNotes>More edits</xmp:LCCRevisionNotes>
<xmp:InDesignFileName>Untitled-8.indd</xmp:InDesignFileName>

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