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Unsupported_titles_Square_bracketed_ellipsis
Unsupported titles/Square bracketed ellipsis
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Punctuation mark
- Used to substitute parts of a quotation that are deliberately omitted.
- Original quotation:
- Authority is based first of all upon reason. If you command your subjects to jump into the ocean, there will be a revolution. I am entitled to command obedience because my orders are reasonable.
- The same quotation with an omitted section:
- Authority is based first of all upon reason. […] I am entitled to command obedience because my orders are reasonable.
- Original quotation: