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\rotatebox{90}{Guill.\ Ger.\ Kern.} &
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Guill.\ Ger. & Guillemets as used in German texts \\
Guill.\ Fren. & Guillemets as used in French texts \\
Quot.\ Ger. & Quotations as used in German texts \\
Quot.\ Engl. & Quotations as used in English texts \\
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Orig.& Original spacing by Latin Modern font \\
Kern.& Newly kerned by me \\
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