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  <xsd:element name="SalesAgreementMaximumAmountForWhichSharesCouldBeSold" id="dlr_SalesAgreementMaximumAmountForWhichSharesCouldBeSold" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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