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+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Upstream-Name: picodulce
+Source: https://github.com/nixietab/picodulce
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2025 nixietab
+License: MIT
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