title: Is it possible to read a CLOB from a remote Oracle database?
body: <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3386172/why-is-long-an-issue-with-oracle/3392848#3392848">This answer</a> on a question on SO says</p>
  
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    <p>... you can read a LONG from a remote database, but you can't read a CLOB</p>
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  <p>I did not find anything about this on the internet, is it true? Any documentation or citings for this will be helpful.</p>