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DITA_OT_DIR refers to the default directory that is specified for your DITA Open Toolkit distribution in the preferences page.
For example, if you are using DITA OT 2.5.4 with Oxygen XML Editor plugin, the default directory is: [OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT2.x (or if you are using DITA OT 1.8.5, the default directory is: [OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/frameworks/dita/DITA-OT). You can also specify a custom directory.