Acknowledgements

Work: PP-SPEC-081 Reproof: The Umpire Assay Protocol Licensor: Craig Thomas Ellrod (Proof Protocol)

No person other than the author contributed an idea, name, or prior work to this specification. Practices this specification draws on as general knowledge, not as any person's contribution: umpire assaying in mining and metals trading, inter-laboratory proficiency testing in metrology, and independent replication in science and clinical research.

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