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              Appeal No. 2000-2149                                                                       3               
              Application No. 08/859,901                                                                                 

                            (2)     a material selected from the group consisting of:                                    



                                   (i)     polyethylene glycols, and mixed poly(ethylene) (propylene)                    
              glycols, having a molecular weight of from about 200 to                                                    
                                                                                        about 5,000;                    
                            (ii)    a                                                    polyol/polyalkyl                
              ene oxide condensate having the                                            formula                         












                                   wherein X is a H or C1-C6 alkyl, R is H, C1-C6 alkyl or                               
              CH2O(CH2CH2O)eH, b is 0 or 1, a+d+f(c+ e) is from                                                          
              about 2 to about 100, and f is from about 1 to about 6;                                                    
              and                                                                                                        

                            (iii)     mixtures thereof;                                                                  
                     wherein the weight ratio (1):(2) is from about 95:5 to about 5:95 and further                       
                     wherein when the C2-C8 terminal alkanediol comprises a C2 terminal alkanediol,                      
                     component (d)(2) does not consist of polyethylene glycol.                                           
                     20.   An aqueous ink composition according to claim 1, wherein the ink                              
                     composition has an optical density of at least about 1.35 and displays good                         
                     maintenance and print characteristics.                                                              






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