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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Australia</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In Australia, a fleet of 224 were bodied by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pressed%20Metal%20Corporation%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pressed%20Metal%20Corporation%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPressed%20Metal%20Corporation%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Pressed Metal Corporation (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUHJlc3NlZF9NZXRhbF9Db3Jwb3JhdGlvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Pressed Metal Corporation</a> for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Public%20Transport%20Commission%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Public%20Transport%20Commission%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPublic%20Transport%20Commission%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Public Transport Commission (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUHVibGljX1RyYW5zcG9ydF9Db21taXNzaW9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Public Transport Commission</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sydney%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sydney%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSydney%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Sydney (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3lkbmV5P2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Sydney</a> between 1970 and 1973. Reliability and industrial relations issues plagued the fleet with withdrawals commencing in 1979.<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Farchive.commercialmotor.com%5C%2Farticle%5C%2F12th-january-1979%5C%2F34%5C%2Fdeckers-going%20Deckers%20going%5D%20%27%27Commercial%20Motor%27%27%2012%20January%201979%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> A deal was concluded to sell the fleet to <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22China%20Motor%20Bus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22China%20Motor%20Bus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BChina%20Motor%20Bus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="China Motor Bus (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2hpbmFfTW90b3JfQnVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">China Motor Bus</a>, however the incoming <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Government%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Government%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGovernment%20of%20New%20South%20Wales%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Government of New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvR292ZXJubWVudF9vZl9OZXdfU291dGhfV2FsZXM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Government of New South Wales</a> blocked the deal.<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5C%22Hong%20Kong%20Buses%20Part%201%3A%20China%20Motor%20Bus%20Co%5C%22%20%27%27Fleetline%27%27%20issue%20247%20March%201997%20page%2049%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="#cite_note-1"><span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>2<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The final examples were withdrawn in 1986, by which time they were concentrated on <a 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data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUGFsbV9CZWFjaCxfTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Palm Beach</a>. <span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.transport.nsw.gov.au%5C%2Fmedia-releases%5C%2Fdouble-decker-buses-set-sydney%20Double%20decker%20buses%20set%20for%20Sydney%5D%20Transport%20for%20NSW%2024%20August%202012%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-2 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> These were the first double deck buses bodied in Australia for 17 years, and would be the last until the <a 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Many would go on to have longer careers after being sold, and some still are in service today, often in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22open%20top%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Open%20top%20bus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOpen%20top%20bus%7Copen%20top%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Open top bus (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvT3Blbl90b3BfYnVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">open top</a> configuration.<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Ffleetlists.busaustralia.com%5C%2Fstadisp.php%3Fsearch%3DLAP%20State%20Transit%20Authority%20Disposal%20Lists%5D%20Australian%20Bus%20Fleet%20Lists%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-3 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ292062c5ac45ba-nowiki-0000000A-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E4%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%22877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ292062c5ac45ba-nowiki-0000000B-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-3%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-3%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2243%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E4%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2244%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Many former <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22municipal%20bus%20company%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22municipal%20bus%20company%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bmunicipal%20bus%20company%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="/wiki/Municipal_bus_company" title="Municipal bus company">municipal bus company</a> Atlanteans were imported into Australia in the 1970s. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Australian%20Pacific%20Tours%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Australian%20Pacific%20Tours%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAustralian%20Pacific%20Tours%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Australian Pacific Tours (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXVzdHJhbGlhbl9QYWNpZmljX1RvdXJzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Australian Pacific Tours</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kirkland%20Bros%20Omnibus%20Services%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Buslines%20Group%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBuslines%20Group%7CKirkland%20Bros%20Omnibus%20Services%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Buslines Group (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQnVzbGluZXNfR3JvdXA/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Kirkland Bros Omnibus Services</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Lismore%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Lismore%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLismore%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CLismore%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Lismore, New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGlzbW9yZSxfTmV3X1NvdXRoX1dhbGVzP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Lismore</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sita%20Buslines%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sita%20Buslines%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSita%20Buslines%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Sita Buslines (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2l0YV9CdXNsaW5lcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Sita Buslines</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Westbus%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22ComfortDelGro%20Cabcharge%23Westbus%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BComfortDelGro%20Cabcharge%23Westbus%7CWestbus%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="ComfortDelGro Cabcharge (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29tZm9ydERlbEdyb19DYWJjaGFyZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Westbus</a> of Sydney among the operators.<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DBTilley%3E%7B%7Bcite%20book%7Clast%3DTilley%7Cfirst%3DBruce%7Ctitle%3DBritish%20Buses%20in%20Australia%7Cyear%3D1986%7Cpublisher%3DRailmac%20Publications%7Clocation%3DElizabeth%2C%20South%20Australia%7Cisbn%3D0%20949817%2052%20X%7Cpages%3D8-19%2C51%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-BTilley_4-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-BTilley_4-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="#cite_note-BTilley-4"><span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>5<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> In April 1974 a PDR1A/1 chassis originally intended for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Southampton%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Southampton%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSouthampton%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Southampton (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU291dGhhbXB0b24/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Southampton</a> Corporation but fire damaged at <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22East%20Lancashire%20Coachbuilders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22East%20Lancashire%20Coachbuilders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEast%20Lancashire%20Coachbuilders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Coachbuilders" title="East Lancashire Coachbuilders">East Lancashire Coachbuilders</a> was bodied by Pressed Metal Corporation as a single deck bus for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Seven%20Hills%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Seven%20Hills%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSeven%20Hills%2C%20New%20South%20Wales%7CSeven%20Hills%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" class="new" title="Seven Hills, New South Wales (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU2V2ZW5fSGlsbHMsX05ld19Tb3V0aF9XYWxlcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Seven Hills</a> Bus Co.<span data-rte-instance="877129-4312083775f08b08e1c573" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3DBTilley%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-BTilley_4-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-BTilley_4-1 class=reference"><a 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