$('#myModal').modal('toggle');
$('#myModal').modal('show');
$('#myModal').modal('hide');
$('#myModal').modal('show');
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<a href="#" rel="modal:close">Close</a>
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<p><a href="#ex1" rel="modal:open">Open Modal</a></p>