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<?php
    // If we're on the index page, we only want the two first posts.
    if ( is_home() && !is_paged() )
        query_posts('posts_per_page=2');

    // If we're within the index archives, we want ten posts per page as usual.
    else {
        // If we are past the second page, offset by an appropriate amount for the page.
        // I'm by no means a math guru; I don't know why this works. Trial & error rocks!
        if ( get_query_var('paged') != 2 )
            $offsetting = 2 + ( ( get_query_var('paged') - 2 ) * get_query_var('posts_per_page') );

        // If we're on the second page, offset by two.
        else
            $offsetting = 2;

        // Plug it into our query.
        query_posts($query_string . "&offset=$offsetting");
    }
?>