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The document provides a list of copyediting symbols and their meanings to make corrections or changes to text. It includes symbols to insert or delete letters, words, punctuation, and formatting as well as change case, insert hyphens, and set text styles. It also notes how to insert new text or let text stand as marked with the symbol "stet".
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