If the number n of the requests being processed is less than 2 , control is passed to step 14, the LBA as a median point of the logical block address LBA of the disk devices 13 and 14 is calculated, and {HEAD ~ the obtained value} is set as {TAIL ~ a boundary LBA} 
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If the number n of the requests being processed is less than 2 , control is passed to step 14 , the LBA as a median point of the logical block address LBA of the disk devices 13 and 14 is calculated , and { HEAD ~ the obtained value } is set as { TAIL ~ a boundary LBA }
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