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    <ContactPerson contactType="support">
      <EmailAddress>mailto:ukcustomerservice@britannica.co.uk</EmailAddress>
      <GivenName>Customer Service</GivenName>
    </ContactPerson>
    <ContactPerson contactType="technical">
      <EmailAddress>mailto:smcculla@us.britannica.com</EmailAddress>
      <GivenName>Shawn</GivenName>
      <SurName>McCullars</SurName>
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        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/school" />
        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/bolse_uk" />
        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/kidder" />
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        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/cedia" />
        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/frog" />
        <init:RequestInitiator Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:profiles:SSO:request-init" Location="https://shibboleth.eb.com/shibboleth.sso/escience" />
        <mdui:UIInfo>
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</EntitiesDescriptor>
