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function get_the_excerpt( $deprecated = '' ) {

	if ( !empty( $deprecated ) )

		_deprecated_argument( __FUNCTION__, '2.3' );



	global $post;

	$output = $post->post_excerpt;

	if ( post_password_required($post) ) {

		$output = __('There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.');

		return $output;

	}



	return apply_filters('get_the_excerpt', $output);

}