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<a href="/article/8420"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8420', 'show')">Connect the Dots with OmniGraffle</a></h4>
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<a href="/article/8411"onMouseOver="blurb_slide('8411', 'show')">Path Finder 4 Still Shows the Way</a></h4>
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