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RE: Same source multiple times with @import

From: Neil St.Laurent <neil@bigpic.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 14:07:26 -0600
Message-Id: <199801052057.NAA02464@underworld.bigpic.com>
To: Chris Wilson <cwilso@MICROSOFT.com>
CC: www-style@w3.org 
> Where is there a rule that says if the same rule is included twice, the
> second inclusion is ignored?  I can't find it..

If that rule isn't there then CSS can be cyclic and have infinite 
loops in their inclusion.  There has to be some rule about when to 
stop including CSS files, otherwise the UA's will crash if they 
encounter a recursive include.
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