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+<table summary="" width="100%" border="1">
+    <tr>
+        <td valign="top" width="10%">author:</td>
+        <td valign="top" width="20%%">#author#</td>
+        <td valign="top" width="10%">description:</td>
+        <td width="60%"><a href="?cmd=chkin;nd=#csnode#">#desc#</a></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>date:</td>
+        <td>#date# UTC</td>
+        <td>revision:</td>
+        <td><a href="?cmd=file;cs=#csnode#;fn=#fn#">#revnode#</a></td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>parent(s):</td>
+        <td colspan="3">
+            #p1num#: <a href="?cmd=file;nd=#p1node#;fn=#fn#">#p1node#</a>
+            #p2entry#
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+</table>
+<br />