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\caption{\label{tab2}V1309 Sco Balmer decrement observed at different epochs and compared with theoretical predictions (see text for more details).}
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Line ratio & Epoch~1 & Epoch~3 & Epoch~4 & Epoch~5 & SOAR-e & SOAR-g & Case-B & Accretion disk \\
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H$\alpha$/H$\beta$      & 5.15 & 2.86 & 2.17 & --    & $\sim$14\tablefootmark{\dagger} & $\sim$50\tablefootmark{\dagger}& 3.05 & 1.23 \\
H$\beta$/H$\beta$       & 1.00 & 1.00 & 1.00 & 1.00 &   1.00 & 1.00       & 1.00 & 1.00 \\
H$\gamma$/H$\beta$      & 0.74 & 0.60 & 1.20 & 0.96 &      0.28    & 0.20 & 0.45 & 0.75 \\
H$\delta$/H$\beta$      & 0.44 & 0.33 & 0.59 & 0.52 &      0.12    & --   & 0.25 & 0.58 \\
H$\varepsilon$/H$\beta$ & --    & --    & --    &  --    &       -- & --        & 0.15 & 0.46 \\
H$_8$/H$\beta$          & 0.31 & 0.12 & 0.23 & 0.18 &           -- & --    & 0.10 & 0.38 \\
H$_9$/H$\beta$          & --    & 0.09 & 0.17 & 0.15 &           -- & --    & 0.07 & 0.32 \\
H$_{10}$/H$\beta$       & --    & 0.05 & 0.12 & 0.10 &           -- & --    & 0.05 & 0.27 \\
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\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{
The line ratios were measured on dereddened spectra assuming $E(B-V)=0.55$ mag. 
\tablefoottext{\dagger}{The H$\alpha$/H$\beta$ ratio is only approximate due to relative calibration errors between the blue and red spectra taken at SOAR.}}
\end{table}