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An inkjet pen includes a multilayered platform and a plurality of printhead dies each mounted on the multilayered platform. The multilayered platform includes a first layer having an ink inlet defined therein, a second layer having a plurality of ink feed slots defined therein, and at least one third layer having an ink manifold defined therein. As such, the ink manifold of the at least one third layer fluidically couples the ink inlet of the first layer with the ink feed slots of the second layer. Each of the printhead dies are mounted on the second layer of the multilayered platform and include an array of printing elements and an ink refill slot communicating with the array of printing elements, with each of the printing elements including a firing chamber and a feed channel communicating with the firing chamber. As such, the ink refill slot of each of the printhead dies communicates with at least one of the ink feed slots of the multilayered platform and the feed channel of each of the printing elements communicates with the ink refill slot of one of the printhead dies. Thus, a first of the ink feed slots of the second layer of the multilayered platform communicates with a first of the printhead dies and a second of the ink feed slots of the second layer of the multilayered platform communicates with a second of the printhead dies.

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