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2  <!DOCTYPE item [
3  <!ENTITY % sampleEnt "<!ELEMENT item (para)+>">
4  <!ENTITY sampleEnt "the hyacinth girl">
5  <!ELEMENT item (para)+>
6  <!ELEMENT para (#PCDATA)>
7  ]>
8  <item><para>'they called me &sampleEnt;'</para></item>