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Stacks of ten thousand Korean won bills for purchasing U.S. dollars and Japanese yen are placed on a cart and a desk at the headquarters of the Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) in Seoul December 22, 2008. The South Korean won fell about half a percent against the dollar on Monday as the U.S. unit kept support globally, but trading was slow with many market players leaving early for Christmas holidays. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA)