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  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/cef/2025" schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/cef/2025/cef-2025.xsd" />
  <import namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/cef-pre/2025" schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/cef/2025/cef-2025_pre.xsd" />
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