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-These images are not currently used in Moodle any more.
-
-See /pix/u/f*.png or the pix directory within your theme.
-
-However, they are retained in the distribution so that old
-mailed-out posts that may refer to these images still work.
-
-Eventually these will be deleted, so don't use them please.
-
-Cheers,
-Martin   28/7/2003
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