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XML Parsing Error
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I have been working on a document all day, saving it dillegently and suddenly Word crashed and now when I try to open my document I get this message:
"We're sorry. We can open [doc] because we found a problem with its contents.
Details: Xml parsing erro
Location: Part: /word/document.xml, Line: 2, Column: 5264386"
I use a Mac, but I have tried everything on a PC (open and repair, open recovered text from any file, etc.) and nothing is working. This will be an enormous set back and a whole lot of work (and time) lost. Please someone tell me you can help me fix this error. I will be grateful beyond words. Thank you.
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