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	  <link:definition>00000048 - Disclosure - Note 10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details)</link:definition>
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	  <link:definition>00000049 - Disclosure - Note 10. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details 1)</link:definition>
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