Serialize an object as clear text
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  <p><strong>Follow Up Question:</strong> I noticed with the
  binaryformatter that all I had to do
  was mark the oject as serializable.
  Looks like with the DataContracts I
  have to mark each and every property I want serialized.
  Is that correct?</p>
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<p>How do I serialize my object to a file to where I can read and make changes to my <strong>serialized</strong> object (it's not binary but ...?)</p>
