<?xml version="1.0"?>

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    <!ENTITY rdf  'http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
    <!ENTITY rdfs 'http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#'>
]>

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  <C2 rdf:about="&eg;b" />
  <C1 rdf:about="&eg;b" />
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</rdf:RDF>