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Squamous metaplasia. The normal pseudostratified columnar lining of the bronchus has been replaced by stratified squamous epithelium as a consequence of chronic exposure to cigarette smoke. The black flecks among the submucosal inflammatory cells are particles of carbon from the inhaled smoke.