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    <div class=\"result-label\">Recommended Method<\/div>\n        <div class=\"result-value\" id=\"resultName\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"detail-grid\">\n      <div class=\"detail-box\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Expected Surface Compression<\/div>\n        <div class=\"value\" id=\"compression\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"detail-box\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Strength Improvement<\/div>\n        <div class=\"value\" id=\"strength\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"detail-box\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Optical Distortion<\/div>\n        <div class=\"value\" id=\"distortion\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"detail-box\">\n        <div class=\"label\">Post-Cut Capability<\/div>\n        <div class=\"value\" id=\"postcut\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"explanation\" id=\"explanation\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"cta-block\">\n      <p>Need chemically strengthened glass engineered 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