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  <expandtemplates xml:space="preserve">Edit and experiment as much as you want, then just delete it or wait for others to do so. I use this page a lot, just to experiment and play around. Try embedding a photo, like this: [[User:Dypsisdean|Dypsisdean]] 23:14, December 25, 2008 (HST)
[[Image:Trini03.jpg|900px]]

Or like this, as a thumbnail: [[User:Dypsisdean|Dypsisdean]] 23:18, December 25, 2008 (HST)
[[Image:Trini03.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Experimental Thumbnail]]


[[Image:Hyphaene compressa100 0074.jpg|thumb|300px]]
{|align=&quot;left&quot; cellpadding=&quot;10&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;width:10%;&quot;
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| align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;background-color:#F8F4FD;border:1px solid #D9CEB8;padding:10px;&quot;|[[Palmpedia:ONLINE_REFERENCE | Back to to Species List]]</expandtemplates>
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