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                    Caption: Figure 7.
Kippenhahn diagram for the evolution of a ﹩16\;{{\rm{M}}}_{\odot }+14\;{{\rm{M}}}_{\odot }﹩ system with a 3 day initial orbital period. Most of the pre-interaction phase is not shown in this figure. The upper plot shows the evolution of the donor, while the lower plot displays that of the accretor.
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