Dear Duncan -- I am terribly sorry. I had a browser crash, and when I reopened it I found a tab with a Nabble composition box containing an unposted version of my question. So I thought I had never hit the "send" button, so I edited it a bit and sent it off. I should have checked first. My apologies.
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