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1691      $raw_excerpt = $text;
1692      if ( '' == $text ) {
1693           $text = get_the_content('');
1694
1695           $text = strip_shortcodes( $text );
1696
1697           $text = apply_filters('the_content', $text);
1698           $text = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $text);
1699           $text = strip_tags($text);
1700           $excerpt_length = apply_filters('excerpt_length', 55);
1701           $words = explode(' ', $text, $excerpt_length + 1);
1702           if (count($words) > $excerpt_length) {
1703                array_pop($words);
1704                array_push($words, '[...]');
1705                $text = implode(' ', $words);
1706           }
1707      }
1708      return apply_filters('wp_trim_excerpt', $text, $raw_excerpt);
1709 }