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Prosise, Jeff. 
     Programming Microsoft .NET (core reference) / Jeff Prosise. 
          p. cm. 
     Includes index. 
     ISBN 0-7356-1376-1 
     1. Microsoft.net framework.  2. Microsoft software.  3. Internet programming.   I. Title. 
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