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<span id="Footnotes-1"></span><h3 class="section">10.3 Footnotes</h3>
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<p>A <em>footnote</em> is for a reference that documents or elucidates the
primary text.<a id="DOCF3" href="#FOOT3"><sup>3</sup></a>
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<p>Footnotes are distracting; use them sparingly at most, and it is best
to avoid them completely. Standard bibliographical references are
usually better placed in a bibliography at the end of a document
instead of in footnotes throughout.
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<h4 class="footnotes-heading">Footnotes</h4>
<h5><a id="FOOT3" href="#DOCF3">(3)</a></h3>
<p>A footnote should complement or expand upon the
primary text, but a reader should not need to read a footnote to
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