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diff --git a/src/Mod/Drawing/Templates/A4_Landscape.svg b/src/Mod/Drawing/Templates/A4_Landscape.svg
index 52a36159d..018c614dc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Drawing/Templates/A4_Landscape.svg
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