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  <compare fromrevid="1" torevid="2" xml:space="preserve">&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;MediaWiki has been successfully installed&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Doshad is the name given to the Age by it's native population. The Age is located on a satellite that orbits a large planet called [[Viret]]. Viret is one of seven planets within the solar system that orbits [[Ibeth]], the star at the center of the solar system&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-context'&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-deletedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] &lt;/del&gt;for &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;information &lt;/del&gt;on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;using &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;wiki software&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-addedline'&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Doshad is approximately 95% water and is in a prime distance from Ibeth to allow &lt;/ins&gt;for &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;life to flourish. Doshad contains a north and southern poles with scattered islands on one side of the satellite and a considerably larger continent &lt;/ins&gt;on the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;other&lt;/ins&gt;. &amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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