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  64. <h2 class="chapter">10 Reporting Bugs</h2>
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  67. <p>Your bug reports play an essential role in making <code>as</code> reliable.
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  69. <p>Reporting a bug may help you by bringing a solution to your problem, or it may
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  74. <p>In order for a bug report to serve its purpose, you must include the
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