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All rights reserved.KHWZXS+GentiumRegularKHWZXS+SIL: Gentium: 2003KHWZXS+GentiumVersion 1.01; 2003; initial SIL releaseKHWZXS+GentiumGentium is a trademark of SIL International.J. Victor Gaultneyhttp://www.sil.org/http://www.sil.org/~gaultneyThis font is the property of SIL International. It is distributed as copyrighted freeware. You may use this software without any charge and may distribute it, as is, to others. Commercial distribution of this software is restricted without prior written permission. If you wish to distribute this software commercially, contact SIL for details on obtaining a license. You may not rent or lease the software, nor may you modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software. You may not make derivative fonts from this software. THE SOFTWARE AND RELATED FILES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.GentiumRegularGentiumCopyright (c) SIL International 2003. All rights reserved.KHWZXS+GentiumRegularKHWZXS+SIL: Gentium: 2003KHWZXS+GentiumVersion 1.01; 2003; initial SIL releaseKHWZXS+GentiumGentium is a trademark of SIL International.J. Victor Gaultneyhttp://www.sil.org/http://www.sil.org/~gaultneyThis font is the property of SIL International. It is distributed as copyrighted freeware. You may use this software without any charge and may distribute it, as is, to others. Commercial distribution of this software is restricted without prior written permission. If you wish to distribute this software commercially, contact SIL for details on obtaining a license. You may not rent or lease the software, nor may you modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the software. You may not make derivative fonts from this software. 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