<!--[if IE]><![endif]--> is Microsoft's conditional comment .
So, for version IE <7 ( [if lt IE 7] ), <html lang="en" class="no-js ie6"> ,
For IE version 7 ( [if IE 7] ) <html lang="en" class="no-js ie7"> ;
etc.
Finally, for version IE> 9 ( [if gt IE 9] ), use <html lang="en" class="no-js"> .
And since this is a special Microsoft comment, all browsers other than IE will treat it as a regular comment, so only <html lang="en" class="no-js"> (the only uncommented part).
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