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Question: What is the maximum series number what is smaller than season 7.0 and directed by Laura Innes?
Columns: ['Series #', 'Season #', 'Title', 'Directed by', 'Written by', 'Original air date']
Types: ['real', 'real', 'text', 'text', 'text', 'text']
Sample row: [246.0, 1.0, '"Cañon City"', 'Christopher Chulack', 'Lisa Zwerling , John Wells and Joe Sachs', 'September22,2005']
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assistant: SELECT MAX("Series #") FROM "Table" WHERE "Directed by" = 'Laura Innes' AND "Season #" < 7.0;