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+The papermill 'Image base lighting' (IBL) images are modified from the following:
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+http://www.hdrlabs.com/sibl/archive.html
+'Papermill Ruins E'
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+All sIBL-sets on this page, including the images within, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
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+Creative Commons License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
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+Remember: Do what you want with them, but always mention where you got them from...
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