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This application is a continuation application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/965,877, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGE COMPRISING A STAPLE DRIVER ARRANGEMENT, filed Aug. 13, 2013, which issued on Feb. 7, 2017 as U.S. Pat. No. 9,561,032, which is a continuation application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/072,923, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS, filed Mar. 28, 2011, which issued on Oct. 29, 2013 as U.S. Pat. No. 8,567,656, which is a continuation application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/038,939, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS, filed Feb. 28, 2008, which issued on May 3, 2011 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,630, which is a continuation-in-part application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/216,562, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS, filed on Aug. 31, 2005, which issued on Mar. 2, 2010 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,669,746; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/038,939, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS, filed Feb. 28, 2008, which issued on May 3, 2011 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,630 is a continuation-in-part application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/541,374, entitled SURGICAL STAPLES HAVING DISSOLVABLE, BIOABSORBABLE OR BIOFRAGMENTABLE PORTIONS AND STAPLING INSTRUMENTS FOR DEPLOYING THE SAME, filed on Sep. 29, 2006, which issued on Feb. 5, 2013 as U.S. Pat. No. 8,365,976; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/038,939, entitled STAPLE CARTRIDGES FOR FORMING STAPLES HAVING DIFFERING FORMED STAPLE HEIGHTS, filed Feb. 28, 2008, which issued on May 3, 2011 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,630 is a continuation-in-part application claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. § 120 to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/824,251, entitled SURGICAL STAPLE HAVING A SLIDABLE CROWN, filed on Jun. 29, 2007, which issued on Mar. 31, 2015 as U.S. Pat. No. 8,991,676, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein.