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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">counting houses</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>financial institutions</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>counting house</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>counting-houses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>countinghouses</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>houses, counting</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Buildings or rooms for the keeping of accounts, business, and correspondence, for example in a merchant's place of business or home prior to the early 20th century. ]]></note></mads>