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      <image:title>Tile thickness: the number nobody lists</image:title>
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      <image:title>A mahjong set is not a last-minute gift</image:title>
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      <image:title>Three numbers to check before you buy a set</image:title>
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      <image:title>Gift the whole table</image:title>
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      <image:title>Sort your rack before you read the card</image:title>
      <image:caption>A mahjong rack of thirteen tiles sorted into clusters, with reading glasses beside it</image:caption>
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