Proton can transfer from ketol last carbon to next-to-last carbon to make alkene double bond between carbons and alcohol on next-to-last carbon, -COH=CHOH {enol}. Enol can add water molecule to make separated charges, -(H2OC+OH)-(C-HOH) [2 is subscript and + and - are superscripts].
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