def loadContent(item, force=False):
  if force or not item['content']:
    if not os.path.exists(item['filepath']):
      return ""
    xml_tree = ET.parse(item['filepath'])
    wroot = util.ETWrap(xml_tree.getroot())
    return wroot.content
  else:
    return item['content']
  
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### Item operations
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