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diff --git a/cc0.txt b/cc0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 0e259d4..0000000 --- a/cc0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,121 +0,0 @@ -Creative Commons Legal Code - -CC0 1.0 Universal - - CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION IS NOT A LAW FIRM AND DOES NOT PROVIDE - LEGAL SERVICES. DISTRIBUTION OF THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CREATE AN - ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. CREATIVE COMMONS PROVIDES THIS - INFORMATION ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. 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