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        AreaNodeComparator topLevelAreaOfScopeComparator = config.orderType == OrderType.NATURAL ? areaNodeComparator : new AreaNodeComparator(config, languages, OrderType.NATURAL);

        Collections.sort(topLevelNodes, topLevelAreaOfScopeComparator);

            Collections.sort(topLevelNodes, areaNodeComparator);

        private CondensedDistributionConfiguration config;

        private OrderType orderType;

        private List<Language> languages;

            this(config, languages, null);

        }

        private AreaNodeComparator(CondensedDistributionConfiguration config, List<Language> languages, OrderType divergentOrderType){

            this.orderType = divergentOrderType != null? divergentOrderType : config.orderType;

                if (orderType == OrderType.NATURAL) {

import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.ext.geo.CondensedDistributionComposer.SymbolUsage;

        //test against default configuration (E+M) to see if the result looks reasonable

        //this should better be done CondensedDistributionComposerEuroMedTest but we have the test data here, therefore we keep the test here

        config = CondensedDistributionConfiguration.NewDefaultInstance();

        config.statusSymbolField = SymbolUsage.Symbol1;

        condensedDistribution = composer.createCondensedDistribution(filteredDistributions, null, config);

        Assert.assertEquals("Condensed string for Cuba differs",

                "n (c)CuE -dCuW(<b>Art Hab* IJ Mat May PR*</b>) [(c)CuE(-cGu nHo)]" + config.outOfScopeAreasSeperator + "<b>Bah</b> ?VM",

                condensedDistribution.toString());

        //Note: CuE is handled as both native and introduced as (c) is not yet defined as "introduced" status. Currently

        //      introduced status are hardcoded in PresenceAbsence term. This will probably change in future by becoming an own attribute like "isPresent"