"Quick reply" is a useful feature for chat-like conversations. With quick reply, you can type a short text that will be added to the top of the original quoted message. When you are viewing a mail, type your message in the text box and click on the "Quick reply" button to send the reply. This will send the reply to all the recipients of the original e-mail.
If you do not wish to use quick reply, you can remove the quick reply box:
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