\begin{table}%t8
\caption{Component structure of the $z_{\rm abs} = 2.279$ DLA system toward Q2348$-$1444.
\label{Q2348-Ntable}}
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%Comp. & $z_{\rm abs}$ & $v_{\rm rel}^*$ & $b (\sigma_b)$ & Ion & $\log N (\sigma_{\log N})$ \\
%      &               & [km s$^{-1}$]   & [km s$^{-1}$]  &     &                          
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 % & 2.27923 & $-$15 & 4.0{\scriptsize (0.7)} & \ion{Fe}{ii}  & 13.05{\scriptsize (0.07)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Si}{ii}  & 13.37{\scriptsize (0.07)} \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{ii}   & 13.01{\scriptsize (0.11)} \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{N}{i}    & 12.45{\scriptsize (0.08)} \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{ii}  & $<11.82$ \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{O}{i}    & $>14.71$ \\   
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Mn}{ii}  & 10.93{\scriptsize (0.20)} \\  
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^1$  & $<14.12$ \\  
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^2$  & $>13.21$ \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Cr}{ii}  & 11.56{\scriptsize (0.11)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{iii} & 11.31{\scriptsize (0.11)} \\  
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Fe}{iii} & 12.35{\scriptsize (0.09)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{iii}  & $<13.33$ \\
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 % & 2.27930 &  $-$8 & 2.0{\scriptsize (1.0)} & \ion{Fe}{ii}  & 13.22{\scriptsize (0.06)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Si}{ii}  & 13.58{\scriptsize (0.11)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{ii}   & 13.00{\scriptsize (0.11)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{N}{i}    & 12.78{\scriptsize (0.02)} \\ 
%  &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{ii}  & $<11.84$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{O}{i}    & $>13.02$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Mn}{ii}  & 11.20{\scriptsize (0.15)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^1$  & $<14.36$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^2$  & $>12.76$ \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Cr}{ii}  & 11.60{\scriptsize (0.09)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Zn}{ii}  & $<10.53$ \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{iii} & 11.45{\scriptsize (0.09)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Fe}{iii} & 12.93{\scriptsize (0.10)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{iii}  & $<13.18$ \\ 
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 % & 2.27939 &     0 & 4.8{\scriptsize (0.2)} & \ion{Fe}{ii}  & 13.60{\scriptsize (0.04)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Si}{ii}  & 13.92{\scriptsize (0.03)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{ii}   & 13.56{\scriptsize (0.03)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{N}{i}    & 13.13{\scriptsize (0.05)} \\ 
  %&         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{ii}  & $<12.47$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{O}{i}    & $>14.75$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Ni}{ii}  & $<12.30$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                     & \ion{C}{ii}$^*$  & $<12.25$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Mn}{ii}  & 11.33{\scriptsize (0.12)} \\
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^1$  & $<14.44$ \\
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^2$  & $>13.29$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Cr}{ii}  & 12.09{\scriptsize (0.08)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Zn}{ii}  & $<11.20$ \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{iii} & 11.80{\scriptsize (0.04)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Fe}{iii} & 13.12{\scriptsize (0.15)} \\
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{S}{iii}  & $<13.39$ \\
%4 & 2.27952 & $+$12 & 8.0{\scriptsize (1.4)} & \ion{Fe}{ii}  & 12.05{\scriptsize (0.08)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Si}{ii}  & 12.80{\scriptsize (0.04)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{Al}{ii}  & $<11.91$ \\ 
 % &         &       &                        & \ion{O}{i}    & 13.12{\scriptsize (0.05)} \\ 
 % &         &       &                    & \ion{Mg}{ii}$^2$  & 12.78{\scriptsize (0.15)} \\
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%%$^*$ Velocity relative to $z=2.27939$. \\
%$^1$ \ion{Mg}{ii}~$\lambda$1239, 1240. \\
%$^2$ \ion{Mg}{ii}~$\lambda$2793, 2803.
\includegraphics{tab8.eps}
\end{table}