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Line 4: ==Usage== This template is meant for [[pull quote]]s, the visually distinctive ''repetition'' of text that is ''already present'' on the same page. In most cases, this is not appropriate for use in encyclopedia articles. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Block quotations\|Manual of Style guidelines for block quotations]] recommend formatting block quotations using the {{tl\|Quote}} template or the HTML <[[blockquote]]> element. ItFor actual pull quotes, this template provides a centered, borderless pull quote, with scalable decorative quotation marks, and optional attribution of the source of the quote. It can be used with or without the names of the parameters. * {{strong\|NOTE: This template should {{em\|only}} be used for short pull quotes, which repeat quoted text already appearing in the article, and {{em\|never}} for block quotations.}}.