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Hollywood screenwriters and major studios kept a strike-wary entertainment industry in suspense early on Thursday, announcing that they wrapped another lengthy contract session without an agreement and would renew their ''very intense negotiations'' later in the morning. PDT Wednesday, union and company officials spent most of the day huddled in top-secret talks about such issues as residuals and creative control. However, both sides declined to comment on the nature of the negotiations, continuing a news blackout that has been in force since the latest round began on April 17. Wednesday's talks, which began at midday and ended more than 13 hours later, followed a 17-hour session that ran though the contract expiration. Several powerful studio bosses joined the sessions on Wednesday afternoon, prompting speculation that the companies were eager to reach a deal.