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document.write( "TYPE              PRICE        QUANTITY            COSTS\r\n" );
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document.write( "Main               44           43+(270+2z+z)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Mezzanine          36                z\r\n" );
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document.write( "Balcony            38          270+2z\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTALS                                               47456\r\n" );
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