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(: Test: VarDecl009.xq          :)
(: Written By: Ravindranath Chennoju                     :)
(: Date: Wed Jun 29 14:28:57 2005                        :)
(: Purpose - Variable with no type definition            :)
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declare variable $x := '&lt;bold&gt;A sample element.&lt;/bold&gt;' ; 
$x