The FIGURE is a top plan view of our new design for a surface pattern for an absorbent article. The broken lines in the drawing depict the boundaries of the claimed surface pattern as well as the boundaries of the absorbent article to which the pattern is applied, and form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a surface pattern for an absorbent article, as shown and described.

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