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--- a/com.unity.template-hd/Assets/Scenes/SampleScene.unity
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diff --git a/com.unity.template-hd/Packages/com.unity.template.hd/package.json b/com.unity.template-hd/Packages/com.unity.template.hd/package.json
index 505974c70b7..727eb1aab7c 100644
--- a/com.unity.template-hd/Packages/com.unity.template.hd/package.json
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