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+*** Copyright Notice ***
+
+H5Part  Copyright (c) 2006-2009, The Regents of the University of California,
+through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any
+required approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy) and the Paul Scherrer
+Institut (Switzerland).  All rights reserved.
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+NOTICE.  This software was developed under partial funding from the U.S.
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+*** License agreement ***
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+H5Part  Copyright (c) 2006-2009, The Regents of the University of California,
+through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any
+required approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy) and the Paul Scherrer
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