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.===File description.===
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.====Image summary.====
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.* Where was the photograph. taken?
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* What is happening in the photograph?
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===Copyright information===
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===Relevant links (internal)===
* ''<nowiki>[[Media:Goldfish-in-tank2.jpg|different camera angle]] ([[:Image:Goldfish-in-tank2.jpg|info]])</nowiki>''
* ''<nowiki>?/Gold[[Media:Goldfish-in-thankyuotank-texttextfree.jpg|texttextfree .version]] ([[:Image:Goldfish-in-tank-textfree.jpg|info]])</nowiki>''
Textfree versions are useful for using across language versions.
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