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      <ProvenanceDescription>08/2023 (v.113) - Updated description to provide entry and added links to documentation. Signature updated with either or byte (Ð|Ä). Max-offset of 0 bytes added for BOF signature. Submitted by Zeitcon.</ProvenanceDescription>
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Works
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Microsoft_Works_Word_Processor
https://docs.fileformat.com/word-processing/wps/</FormatNote>
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