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A TCP RST can sent by a system for numerous reasons. It's meaning is "Hey, I'm terminating this connection right now, so don't bother to try to communicate anymore". Look at it as if you are on a phonecall and the other sides hangs up without saying goodbye or anything.

A TCP RST is normally sent by one of the endpoints, but it can also be sent by an intermediate device like an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) or a Firewall or any other device that is put in the path the protect the systems behind it.

In your trace it looks like it was the server itself (because the IP TTL and IP ID seem to match previous packets). So the question is why does this server break the conenction in the middle of sending data? That can't be determined from the packets, that needs to be investigated on the server.