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1 root 1.1 =head1 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
2    
3     =head2 Version 2, June 1991
4    
5     Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
6     59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA
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326     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
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334     You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your
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337    
338     Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
339     `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
340    
341     <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
342     Ty Coon, President of Vice
343    
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