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  <element name="WarrantLiabilityDisclosureTextBlock" id="capn_WarrantLiabilityDisclosureTextBlock" type="nonnum:textBlockItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item"/>
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