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+NAME          LP_FREE_VARS
+
+*   Problem:
+*   min     x1   + x2 + x3
+*   s.t.    2 x1 + x2 >= 2
+*           x1 + 2 x2 >= 2
+*           x1 + x2 + x3 >= 0
+
+ROWS     
+ G  ROW1
+ G  ROW2
+ G  ROW3
+ N  COST
+COLUMNS
+    X1        ROW1                2.   ROW2                1.
+    X1        COST                1.   ROW3                1.
+    X2        ROW1                1.   ROW2                2.
+    X2        COST                1.   ROW3                1.
+    X3        ROW3                1.   COST                1.
+RHS
+    B         ROW1                2.   ROW2                2.
+BOUNDS
+ FR BND1      X1
+ FR BND1      X2
+ FR BND1      X3
+ENDATA
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