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+Copyright 2016 The Amethyst Project Developers
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0, <docs/LICENSE-APACHE or
+http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license <docs/LICENSE-MIT or
+http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your option. This file may not be
+copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
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