\begin{table}%T2
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\caption{Line identifications and equivalent widths ($EW$s; given in {\AA}) for the $K$ band ($\sim$2--2.35~$\mu$m) spectra of \object{AFGL~2298}.
 Note that we have adopted the convention that emission lines are quoted as positive throughout the table. We estimate errors of 
$\pm$10~per cent  for the UKIRT spectra and $\pm$20~per cent for the spectra from  Campo Imperatore. Dates are given in month/year form 
for brevity; the exact dates of spectra are listed in Sect. 2.2. Note that within the observational uncertainties the $EW$ measured from the 3 
low  resolution spectra taken between 2002 May--July are identical to one another (hence we only quote a mean value)
while the values obtained from 2001 August (PC02) are identical to those obtained in 2001 June (and are also omitted for brevity).\label{tab2}}
\begin{tabular}{lccc}
\hline\hline
                  Date                                           & 06/01 & 05/02 & 08/02 \\
                                  Transition                                     & & $EW$(\AA) &       \\    
\hline
 [Fe~{\sc ii}] ({a$^4$}$_{5/2}$ -- a$^2$P$_{3/2}$)                  & 1.9   &   ?       & 5.0    \\
 He~{\sc i} (2s$^1$S -- 2p$^1$P$^0$) 2.058                          & 14.3  &   58      & 49.6   \\ 
 Fe~ {\sc ii} (z$^4${F}$_{3/2}$ -- c$^4$F$_{3/2}$) 2.091            & 15.8  &   24      & 24.2   \\
 He~{\sc i} (3p$^3$P$^0$ -- 4s$^3$S) 2.112                          & --0.8  &   8       & 6.3    \\
 + He~{\sc i} (3p$^1$P$^0$ -- 4s$^1$S) 2.113                        & bl    &   bl      & bl     \\
 Fe~ {\sc ii} (c$^4${P$^0$}$_{3/2}$ -- z$^4${D$^0$}$_{5/2}$) 2.1177 & 2.1   &   ?       & bl     \\
 Mg~{\sc ii} (5s$^2$S$_{1/2}$ -- 5p$^2${P$^0$}$_{1/2}$) 2.138       & 5.2   &   13      & 6.9    \\
 Mg~{\sc ii} (5s$^2$S$_{1/2}$ -- 5p$^2${P$^0$}$_{1/2}$) 2.144       & 2.8   &   bl      & 4.7    \\
 He~{\sc i} (4p$^3$P -- 7s$^3$S) 2.15                               & --0.2  &   ?       &  --     \\
 Br$\gamma$ 2.1661                                                  & 31.0  &   90      & 81.6   \\
 He~{\sc i} (4p$^1$P -- 7d$^1$D) 2.185                              & 1.5   &    --      & 1.5    \\
Na~{\sc i} (4p$^2$ ${P^0}_{3/2}$ -- 4s$^2$S$_{1/2}$) 2.209          & 2.4   &   --       &  --     \\
 +Na~{\sc i} (4p$^2$ ${P^0}_{3/2}$ -- 4s$^2$S$_{1/2}$) 2.206         & bl    &   --       &  --     \\
 Fe~{\sc ii} (a$^2$H$_{11/2}$ -- a$^2$G$_{9/2}$) 2.224            & 1.2   &   --       & 2.2      \\
Fe~{\sc ii} (a$^4${P}$_{1/2}$ -- a$^2$P$_{3/2}$) 2.244               & 2.6   &   --       & 5.7    \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}