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  <xsd:element id="ltd_TotalDividendsPerShareCashPaid" name="TotalDividendsPerShareCashPaid" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="num:perShareItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ltd_TotalStoreRent" name="TotalStoreRent" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ltd_TradeNamesAndOtherIntangiblesMember" name="TradeNamesAndOtherIntangiblesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="ltd_UnamortizedPortionOfLandlordAllowances" name="UnamortizedPortionOfLandlordAllowances" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="ltd_UseOfEstimatesInPreparationOfFinancialStatementsPolicyTextBlock" name="UseOfEstimatesInPreparationOfFinancialStatementsPolicyTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ltd_VictoriasSecretMember" name="VictoriasSecretMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="ltd_VictoriasSecretSegmentMember" name="VictoriasSecretSegmentMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="nonnum:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
