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Full publication data for every book, technical standard, and legal authority referenced in this book, verified at press time. The annotated Suggested Reading describes the key volumes and References and Standards by Chapter maps them to where they are used; this list gives the complete citation for each. Standards bodies revise their documents and the law evolves—cite the current revision or controlling authority when precision matters.

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