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The content of a Figure need not be graphical in nature; the content of a figure may be a graphic, a type of list, an equation, a block quote, an informal table, etc., or a mixture of several of these.
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<section><title>Gourds</title>
<para>The native people grew a variety of large broad-leafed,
ground-covering vines which produced what they called “macocqwer”
or gourds. (<emphasis role="ital">See</emphasis> <xref linkend="gourds"/>.)
Varying in color among shades of green, yellow, and orange, these
gourds served a number of functions, not chief of which was as a
food source. There were two distinct types, soft-shelled and
hard-shelled. ...</para>
<figure xml:id="gourds" floatstyle="1" xreflabel="Gourds">
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="jpg" fileref="19450212-2.jpg" scale="50"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>New World Gourds</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>...</para>
</section>
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The following, in order:
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<section><title>Gourds</title>
<para>The native people grew a variety of large broad-leafed,
ground-covering vines which produced what they called “macocqwer”
or gourds. (<emphasis role="ital">See</emphasis> <xref linkend="gourds"/>.)
Varying in color among shades of green, yellow, and orange, these
gourds served a number of functions, not chief of which was as a
food source. There were two distinct types, soft-shelled and
hard-shelled. ...</para>
<figure xml:id="gourds" floatstyle="1" xreflabel="Gourds">
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata format="jpg" fileref="19450212-2.jpg" scale="50"/>
</imageobject>
<caption>
<para>New World Gourds</para>
</caption>
</mediaobject>
</figure>
<para>...</para>
</section>
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