Appendix and Tables A1 to A24 are only available inelectronic form at http://www.edpsciences.org

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Very low helium abundances towards the end of the main sequence are found in many comparable calculations, which include diffusion, as we were informed by private communication by S. Degl'Innocenti, S. Cassisi, M. Salaris and I. Mazzitelli.

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