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This puzzle has four distinct sections, linked only by two unclued two-word phrases occupying the shaded squares. Each of the phrases starts in Section 1 and goes clockwise through all four sections. The 16-letter outer phrase identifies the sections as a whole and the 12-letter inner phrase shows what holds them together. Each section contains one unclued representative sample; other entries are clued out of order. Fifteen answers are capitalized.
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