In a spiral groove bearing a gap between a surface portion which has grooves thereon and its opposing surface portion is smaller than {HEAD ~ the gap} between any other surface portion which does not have grooves thereon and {TAIL ~ its opposing surface portion} 
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In a spiral groove bearing a gap between a surface portion which has grooves thereon and its opposing surface portion is smaller than { HEAD ~ the gap } between any other surface portion which does not have grooves thereon and { TAIL ~ its opposing surface portion }
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