WD97: Paragraph.Border.Linestyle Incorrect After Applying Shadow

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   Sub ParaShadowBorder()
      Set oBorders = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Borders
      oBorders.OutsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleEmboss3D
      oBorders.Shadow = True
      For Each Border In oBorders
         MsgBox Border.LineStyle
      Next Border
   End Sub