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This is where the bulk of the work was done.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<p>The basemaps are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/group.html?id=20dd19496c504cbf999c408014f88353#overview\">creative prototypes,<\/a> but they are available for you to use with your maps. I\u2019m not planning to take them offline any time soon, but if that concerns you, make a copy to your own account via the VTSE (The content will continue to update on a regular basis, but any future style changes I make will not carry over). Of course, you are free to make adjustments to your own copy, or use it as a starting point for anything else you may want to do.<\/p>\n<p>Here are links to the four tile layers. 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