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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map>
+<Map background-color="white" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <Parameters>
+        <Parameter name="sizes">600,400</Parameter>
+    </Parameters>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>alpha</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 0, 10 2)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>beta</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 2, 10 4)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>gamma</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 4, 10 6)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="alpha">
+        <Rule>
+            <MarkersSymbolizer fill="blue" width="20" file="../../data/svg/airfield-12-nobox.svg" allow-overlap="false" placement="line" spacing="25"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="0.2" stroke="#ff0000" />
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+    <Style name="beta">
+        <Rule>
+            <MarkersSymbolizer fill="blue" width="20" file="../../data/svg/airfield-12-nobox.svg" allow-overlap="false" placement="line" spacing="20"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="0.2" stroke="#ff0000" />
+            <DebugSymbolizer />
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+</Map>
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE Map>
+<Map background-color="white" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+    <Parameters>
+        <Parameter name="sizes">600,400</Parameter>
+    </Parameters>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>alpha</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 0, 10 2)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>beta</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 2, 10 4)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+    <Layer name="layer" srs="+proj=longlat +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +no_defs">
+        <StyleName>gamma</StyleName>
+        <Datasource>
+            <Parameter name="type">csv</Parameter>
+            <Parameter name="inline">
+            wkt
+            "LINESTRING(0 4, 10 6)"
+            </Parameter>
+        </Datasource>
+    </Layer>
+
+    <Style name="alpha">
+        <Rule>
+            <MarkersSymbolizer fill="blue" width="20" file="../../data/svg/airfield-12.svg" allow-overlap="false" placement="line" spacing="25"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="0.2" stroke="#ff0000" />
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+    <Style name="beta">
+        <Rule>
+            <MarkersSymbolizer fill="blue" width="20" file="../../data/svg/airfield-12.svg" allow-overlap="false" placement="line" spacing="20"/>
+            <LineSymbolizer stroke-width="0.2" stroke="#ff0000" />
+            <DebugSymbolizer />
+        </Rule>
+    </Style>
+</Map>