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-<?php
-// $Id$
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Default theme implementation for folded comments.
- *
- * Available variables:
- * - $title: Linked title to full comment.
- * - $new: New comment marker.
- * - $author: Comment author. Can be link or plain text.
- * - $date: Date and time of posting.
- * - $comment: Full comment object.
- * - $classes: String of classes that can be used to style contextually through
- *   CSS. It can be manipulated through the variable $classes_array from
- *   preprocess functions. The default values can be one or more of the following:
- *   - comment-folded: The current template type, i.e., "theming hook".
- *   - comment-by-anonymous: Comment by an unregistered user.
- *   - comment-by-node-author: Comment by the author of the parent node.
- *   The following applies only to viewers who are registered users:
- *   - comment-unpublished: An unpublished comment visible only to administrators.
- *   - comment-by-viewer: Comment by the user currently viewing the page.
- *   - comment-new: New comment since last the visit.
- *
- * These two variables are provided for context:
- * - $comment: Full comment object.
- * - $node: Node object the comments are attached to.
- *
- * Other variables:
- * - $classes_array: Array of html class attribute values. It is flattened
- *   into a string within the variable $classes.
- *
- * @see template_preprocess_comment_folded()
- * @see theme_comment_folded()
- */
-?>
-<div class="<?php print $classes; ?>">
-  <span class="subject"><?php print $title . ' ' . $new; ?></span><span class="credit"><?php print t('by') . ' ' . $author; ?></span>
-</div>