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'A' purchased an article and sold it to 'B' at 10% profit. 'B' marked it up by 30% above the price at which 'A' has purchased it and then sold it after giving a discount of Rs. 891.8. If 'B' suffered a loss of 13% in the transaction, then find the cost price of the article for 'A'.
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