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< (defun url-retrieve-synchronously (url)
---
> (defun url-retrieve-synchronously (url &optional silent)
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< no further processing).  URL is either a string or a parsed URL."
---
> no further processing).  URL is either a string or a parsed URL.
> 
> If SILENT, then don't message progress reports and the like."
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< 				    asynch-buffer (current-buffer)))))
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> 				    asynch-buffer (current-buffer)))
>                         nil
>                         silent))