n Do n o t le av e o rig in als o n t h e re f le c t iv e g las s p lat e f o r e x c e s s iv e p e rio d s o f t ime . Th e warmt h o f t h e s c an n e r may c au s e t h e m t o d e t e rio rat e .
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