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	\|image=[[File:PorterTunnel-GTAIII-tunnel.jpg\|360px]]		\|image=[[File:PorterTunnel-GTAIII-tunnel.jpg\|360px]]
	\|caption= A stretch of the Porter Tunnel, with routes to [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]] visible.		\|caption= A stretch of the Porter Tunnel, with routes to [[Staunton Island]] and [[Shoreside Vale]] visible.
	\|~~games~~ = ~~[[Grand Theft Auto~~ III~~]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto:~~ Liberty City Stories]]		\|game_1 = GTA III
			\|game_2 = GTA Liberty City Stories
	\|location = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era\|Citywide]]		\|location = [[Liberty City in GTA III Era\|Citywide]]
	\|use = Transportation.		\|use = Transportation.

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	In [[2001]] (the time setting of GTA III), the tunnel is initially inaccessible, citing [[Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule\|that tunnel construction was still incomplete]] and [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)\|had been delayed several times]]. At the time of the tunnel's delays, the tunnel's chief engineer and project director is [[Winston Cole]], while the project's financier is [[FBC Financial Group]]. The tunnel was originally scheduled for completion in April 2001, but was delayed to late-October 2001, coinciding with GTA III's timeline. The projects has been plagued with problems, such as leakage, as well as corruption, leading to the project winding up over-budgeted and behind schedule.		In [[2001]] (the time setting of GTA III), the tunnel is initially inaccessible, citing [[Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule\|that tunnel construction was still incomplete]] and [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)\|had been delayed several times]]. At the time of the tunnel's delays, the tunnel's chief engineer and project director is [[Winston Cole]], while the project's financier is [[FBC Financial Group]]. The tunnel was originally scheduled for completion in April 2001, but was delayed to late-October 2001, coinciding with GTA III's timeline. The projects has been plagued with problems, such as leakage, as well as corruption, leading to the project winding up over-budgeted and behind schedule.

	During the game, the tunnel would be opened to the player in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton following "[[Last Requests]]", then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits following "[[A Drop ~~In The~~ Ocean]]".		During the game, the tunnel would be opened to the player in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton following "[[Last Requests]]", then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits following "[[A Drop in the Ocean]]".

	If the player manages to reach Staunton before it is unlocked after "Last Requests", the tunnel is revealed to only be sealed from the Portland end, allowing the player to access Shoreside Vale via the tunnel (as the [[Shoreside Lift Bridge]] remains non-operational). After "Last Requests", the route to the Shoreside Vale exits is sealed off from traffic until "A Drop in the Ocean". If the player ventures towards into the Shoreside stretch, traffic between the two Shoreside Vale portals is revealed to be free flowing, lending to the idea in GTA Liberty City Stories that these ends of the tunnel have been opened to the public longer than the Staunton and Portland ends.		If the player manages to reach Staunton before it is unlocked after "Last Requests", the tunnel is revealed to only be sealed from the Portland end, allowing the player to access Shoreside Vale via the tunnel (as the [[Shoreside Lift Bridge]] remains non-operational). After "Last Requests", the route to the Shoreside Vale exits is sealed off from traffic until "A Drop in the Ocean". If the player ventures towards into the Shoreside stretch, traffic between the two Shoreside Vale portals is revealed to be free flowing, lending to the idea in GTA Liberty City Stories that these ends of the tunnel have been opened to the public longer than the Staunton and Portland ends.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[~~Porter_Tunnel_Six_Months_Behind_Schedule~~#Porter_Tunnel_Six_Months_Behind_Schedule\|Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule]]		* [[Liberty_Tree_Articles_in_GTA_III/March_2001#Porter_Tunnel_Six_Months_Behind_Schedule\|Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule]]
	* [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)]]		* [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)]]

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	=== GTA III ===		=== GTA III ===
	In [[2001]] (the time setting of GTA III), the tunnel is initially inaccessible, citing [[Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule\|that tunnel construction was still incomplete]] and [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)\|had been delayed several times]]. At the time of the tunnel's delays, the tunnel's chief engineer and project director is [[Winston Cole]], while the project's financier is [[FBC Financial ~~Group\|FBC Finance~~ Group]]. The tunnel was originally scheduled for completion in April 2001, but was delayed to late-October 2001, coinciding with GTA III's timeline. The projects has been plagued with problems, such as leakage, as well as corruption, leading to the project winding up over-budgeted and behind schedule.		In [[2001]] (the time setting of GTA III), the tunnel is initially inaccessible, citing [[Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule\|that tunnel construction was still incomplete]] and [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)\|had been delayed several times]]. At the time of the tunnel's delays, the tunnel's chief engineer and project director is [[Winston Cole]], while the project's financier is [[FBC Financial Group]]. The tunnel was originally scheduled for completion in April 2001, but was delayed to late-October 2001, coinciding with GTA III's timeline. The projects has been plagued with problems, such as leakage, as well as corruption, leading to the project winding up over-budgeted and behind schedule.

	During the game, the tunnel would be opened to the player in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton following "[[Last Requests]]", then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits following "[[A Drop In The Ocean]]".		During the game, the tunnel would be opened to the player in phases: first with the segment linking Portland and Staunton following "[[Last Requests]]", then the segment linking the Portland-Staunton exits to the Shoreside Vale exits following "[[A Drop In The Ocean]]".
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	=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===		=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside
	~~however during~~ the ~~digging to staunton island~~ the workers ~~dug into~~ the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a ~~blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by~~ [[~~Toni Cipriani~~]] ~~as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to~~ [[~~Bringing the House Down\|destroy~~]] ~~the Italian-American district of~~ [[~~Fort Staunton~~]] on the ~~way toni is followed by the forrelis but manages~~ to ~~escape them untill~~ the ~~end of the mission where they try~~ and ~~stop him but toni escapes~~ the abandoned subway and the ~~forrelis that blocked him die later in~~ the ~~game they get blamed for the explosion by a lfcr news report~~.		Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
	~~after and before the mission only part of the abandoned subway can be seen via some glitches.~~
			During the construction of the tunnel, workers accessed the [[Subway in GTA III\|abandoned subway line]], which is published in a [[Liberty Tree]] article entitled "A Hole Too Far!". [[Toni Cipriani]], on orders from [[Donald Love]], uses the Porter Tunnel to access the old subway line and plants explosives. Toni uses the abandoned subway to escape and the explosives detonate, destroying [[Fort Staunton]], setting back the Porter Tunnel development.

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	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel.jpg\|A four-lane section of Porter Tunnel under construction in [[1998]].		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel.jpg\|A four-lane section of Porter Tunnel under construction in [[1998]].
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule]]		* [[Porter_Tunnel_Six_Months_Behind_Schedule#Porter_Tunnel_Six_Months_Behind_Schedule\|Porter Tunnel Six Months Behind Schedule]]
	* [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)]]		* [[Porter Tunnel Delayed (Again)]]

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	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
	however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]] on the way toni is followed by the forrelis but manages to escape them untill the end of the mission where they try and stop him but toni escapes the abandoned subway and the forrelis that blocked him die later in the game they get blamed for the explosion by a lfcr news report.		however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]] on the way toni is followed by the forrelis but manages to escape them untill the end of the mission where they try and stop him but toni escapes the abandoned subway and the forrelis that blocked him die later in the game they get blamed for the explosion by a lfcr news report.
			after and before the mission only part of the abandoned subway can be seen via some glitches.
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	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel.jpg\|A four-lane section of Porter Tunnel under construction in [[1998]].		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel.jpg\|A four-lane section of Porter Tunnel under construction in [[1998]].

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	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel2.jpg\|A two-lane section of the tunnel leading up to Staunton Island.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel2.jpg\|A two-lane section of the tunnel leading up to Staunton Island.
	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-Portlandend.jpg\|The Portland end of the tunnel.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-Portlandend.jpg\|The Portland end of the tunnel.
	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg\|View of unfinished hole going into the abandoned subway which is also unfinished.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg\|View of the unfinished hole going into the abandoned subway which is also unfinished.
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	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel2.jpg\|A two-lane section of the tunnel leading up to Staunton Island.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-tunnel2.jpg\|A two-lane section of the tunnel leading up to Staunton Island.
	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-Portlandend.jpg\|The Portland end of the tunnel.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-Portlandend.jpg\|The Portland end of the tunnel.
	File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg\|View of unfinished ~~portions of~~ the ~~tunnel~~.		File:PorterTunnel-GTALCS-interior.jpg\|View of unfinished hole going into the abandoned subway which is also unfinished.
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	=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===		=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
	however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by[[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].		however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]] on the way toni is followed by the forrelis but manages to escape them untill the end of the mission where they try and stop him but toni escapes the abandoned subway and the forrelis that blocked him die later in the game they get blamed for the explosion by a lfcr news report.

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	=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===		=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
	however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The tunnel is later in the mission exploited by[[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach ~~[[Subway in GTA III#Disused lines\|an old~~ subway ~~line]],~~ where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].		however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The porter tunnel later in the mission is exploited by[[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach the abandoned subway where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].

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	=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===		=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
	however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The tunnel is ~~also~~ exploited by ~~[[Donald Love]] and~~ [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach [[Subway in GTA III#Disused lines\|an old subway line]], where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].		however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The tunnel is later in the mission exploited by[[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach [[Subway in GTA III#Disused lines\|an old subway line]], where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].

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	=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===		=== GTA Liberty City Stories ===
	In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.		In [[1998]] (the time setting of GTA Liberty City Stories), the tunnel is revealed to be only partially completed, as only the Shoreside Vale ends of the tunnel are operational, while the Shoreside Vale-Staunton stretch is still under construction; digging towards Portland had not even begun. At the time, the tunnel's future Portland exit is occupied by the Portland [[ferry]] terminal, which is temporarily shut down following city-wide protests against the construction of both [[Callahan Bridge]] and the tunnel, which will render the ferries obsolete. The ferry returns to service after compromises and assurance by a [[Miles O'Donovan\|newly elected mayor]] to retain the ferry service, but was ultimately shut down, as its Portland terminal is soon cleared away for the Porter exit.
			however during the digging to staunton island the workers dug into the abandoned subway in the area and it appered in a liberty tree article called a hole too far this can be seen in the mission bringing the house down when donald tells toni just head along the tunnel and youll find youre way in just fine the subway can be seen in a blurry photo The tunnel is also exploited by [[Donald Love]] and [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach [[Subway in GTA III#Disused lines\|an old subway line]], where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].
	The tunnel is also exploited by [[Donald Love]] and [[Toni Cipriani]] as a route to reach [[Subway in GTA III#Disused lines\|an old subway line]], where the player must plant explosives to [[Bringing the House Down\|destroy]] the Italian-American district of [[Fort Staunton]].

	<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">		<gallery width="auto" perrow="3" style="font-size:95%; padding:0; text-align:left" widths="180">