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+<html><head><title>Rope History</title></head><body>
+<H1>Rope History<H1>
+<table>
+<theader>
+<tr>
+<th>Year bought</th><th>Manufacturer</th><th>Type</th><th>Manufacturer Documentation</th><th>Description / Photo</th><th>Drop test results</th><th>(Intended) retirement</th>
+</tr>
+</theader>
+<tbody>
+<td class="year">2015</td>
+<td class="manafacturer">A</td>
+<td class="type">B</td>
+<td class="docs">None</td>
+<td class="desc">None</td>
+<td class="droptest">To be tested 2018</td>
+<td class="retiretment">Post expo 2020</td>
+</tbody>
+</table></body></html>
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