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Deluxe Corp – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/18 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 5/3/18, at 12:43pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/18   ·   Accession #:  27996-18-66   ·   File #:  1-07945

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 5/03/18  Deluxe Corp                       10-Q        3/31/18   72:11M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Adoptions) (Details)                                             
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