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\caption{Decline rates in the VLT data$^a$.}
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$B$ & $V$ & $R$ & $I$ & $J$ &  $H$  \\
%  &   &   &   &   &        \\
1.42 (0.04) & 1.38  (0.01) &  1.40  (0.03) &  0.88 (0.04) & $-$0.06 (0.15) & $-$0.23 (0.15) \\
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$^a$ Mag per 100 days between 360 and 480 days; errors in parenthesis are $1\sigma$. 
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