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+Copyright © 2012-2025 Progress Software Corporation and/or its subsidiaries or affiliates. All Rights Reserved.
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 ## License
 
 Released under the MIT license. See LICENSE
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+# Copyright
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+See [COPYRIGHT.md](./COPYRIGHT.md).