\begin{table}%tA.2
\caption{The new \ion{Ni}{ii}~$\lambda$~1317 oscillator strength.
\label{NiII-values} }
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DLA system & New $f$ 
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$z_{\rm abs} = 2.375$ toward Q0841+129  	    & $0.052\pm 0.010$ \\
$z_{\rm abs} = 1.944$ toward Q1157+014  	    & $0.064\pm 0.007$ \\
$z_{\rm abs} = 1.892$ toward Q1210+17		    & $0.052\pm 0.007$ \\
$z_{\rm abs} = 1.864$ toward Q2230+02		    & $0.054\pm 0.006$ \\
$z_{\rm abs} = 2.066$ toward Q2231$-$00 $^{\dagger}$& $0.064\pm 0.008$ \\
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\multicolumn{2}{c}{$\langle$ $f_{\rm new}$(\ion{Ni}{ii}~$\lambda$~1317) $\rangle$ $= 0.057\pm 0.006$} \\
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$^{\dagger}$ DLA studied in Paper~I.
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