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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+- family-names: XXXX
+  given-names: XXXX
+  orcid: https://orcid.org/1234-5678-9101-1121
+title: "My Software"
+version: 2.0.4
+identifiers:
+- type: doi
+  value: 10.5281/zenodo.1234
+date-released: 2021-08-11
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