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     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.2" baseProfile="tiny">

  <desc>Gradients apply to leaf nodes

  </desc>

  <g>

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      <linearGradient xml:id="MyGradient" gradientUnits="objectBoundingBox">

        <stop offset="0" stop-color="#F60" />

        <stop offset="1" stop-color="#FF6" />

      </linearGradient>

    </defs>

    <rect x="1" y="1" width="698" height="198"

          fill="none" stroke="blue" stroke-width="2" />

    <g fill="url(#MyGradient)" >

      <rect x="100" y="50" width="200" height="100"/>

      <rect x="400" y="50" width="200" height="100"/>

   </g>

  </g>

</svg>