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A multi-layer fabric which may be utilized in a papermaking process. Such fabric has a first layer (Ll) of machine direction (MD) yarns (1, 3, 5, ... ) , a second layer (L2) of MD yarns (2, 4, 6, ...) and a first system of cross-direction (CD) yarns having first binder yarns (110) weaving a first contour pattern and second binder yarns (100) weaving a second contour patter different from the first contour pattern. The first binder yarns (110) and th second binder yarns (100) are each intrinsic to the first layer (Ll) and each bind with the second layer (L2) . Moreover, the binder yarns (110, 100) each weave in sequence in the first layer (Ll) more than once in a pattern repeat of the fabric. The binder yarns (110,100) also weave plural contour patterns in the first layer (Ll) in the weave pattern repeat.