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UNLICENSE

See: https://richg42.blogspot.com/2020/08/lzham-and-crunch-ip-will-be-placed-into.html

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THIS SOFTWARE IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

THIS IS FREE AND UNENCUMBERED SOFTWARE EXPLICITLY AND OVERTLY RELEASED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, PERMANENTLY, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVING ANY AND ALL CLAIM OF COPYRIGHT, IN PERPETUITY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2020.

1. FALLBACK CLAUSES

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3. NO WARRANTY CLAUSE

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