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\startplacefigure[location=left,title=Whatever,reference=fig:1]
    \externalfigure[cow]
\stopplacefigure

\input ward  \par \input ward \par

\startplacetable[location={split},title={Function Details},reference={tab:09}]
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        \bTABLEhead
            \bTR \bTH first \eTH \eTR
        \eTABLEhead
        \bTABLEnext
            \bTR \bTH next  \eTH \eTR
        \eTABLEnext
        \bTABLEbody
            \dorecurse{10}{\bTR \bTD \input{tufte} \eTD \eTR}
        \eTABLEbody
    \eTABLE
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