Removing special character

While trying to edit a page in Word 2010 I came accrss a special character that begins a new page which cannot be deleted.  The symbol is a small solid square.  How can I delete the symbol?
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Double-click on the square bullet to open the Paragraph dialog with the Line and Page Breaks tab displayed. Clear the check box for "Page break before."
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That probably indicates that the paragraph is formatted to have a page break before it. You can change that in the Format Paragraph dialog.
Hope this helps,
Doug Robbins - MVP Office Apps & Services (Word)
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