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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- You may freely edit this file. See harness/README in the NetBeans platform -->
+<!-- for some information on what you could do (e.g. targets to override). -->
+<!-- If you delete this file and reopen the project it will be recreated. -->
+<project name="nz.ac.otago.infosci.folderopener" default="netbeans" basedir=".">
+    <description>Builds, tests, and runs the project nz.ac.otago.infosci.folderopener.</description>
+    <import file="nbproject/build-impl.xml"/>
+</project>