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\begin{equation*}\cal{H}_j\cong {{\rm\kern.24em \vrule width.04em height1.46ex depth-.07ex
\kern-.30em C}}^3=\mbox{span}\{ |\alpha\rangle_j \, /\,\alpha=0,1,2\}\end{equation*}
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