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Received for review October 16, 1998. Revised manuscript
received February 16, 1999. Accepted February 24, 1999. We
gratefully acknowledge partial support through USDA-NRI
Competitive Grant 97-02208 (Improved Utilization of Wood
and Wood Fiber Section).
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