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A method for processing a black-and-white photosensitive material comprising the steps of: (a) exposing a silver halide photosensitive material having been spectrally sensitized with a sensitizing dye; (b) developing the exposed material; (c) fixing the developed material; and (d) thereafter at least one step selected from washing the material and stabilizing the material; at least one of the fixing, washing and stabilizing steps being performed in the presence of at least one compound represented by formula (I) or (II) or a salt thereof; <IMAGE> (I) wherein A represents an atomic group necessary for forming a saturated or unsaturated 3-membered to 8-membered ring comprising at least one hetero atom selected from an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, a sulfur atom and a selenium atom; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation; and X-(R1-S)n-R2-S-R3-Y (II) wherein R1, R2 and R3, which may be the same or different, each represents an alkylene group; R1 and R3 may be linked to form a ring, R2 and R3 may be linked to form a ring; X and Y, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an amino group, an ammonio group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, an aminocarbonyl group or an aminosulfonyl group, and X and Y may be linked to form a ring; and n is an integer of from 0 to 10.
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