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This paper presents a sequent calculus for the positive relevant logic with necessity and a proof that it admits the elimination of cut.
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I am grateful to the anonymous referee of SL for very valuable suggestions and helpful comments regarding the earlier version of this paper.
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This work is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Serbia [Grant Number ON174026].
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Ilić, M. A Cut-Elimination Proof in Positive Relevant Logic with Necessity. Stud Logica 109, 607–638 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11225-020-09920-3
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