COPYING

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% SPM (being the collection of files given in the manifest in the
% Contents.m file) is free but copyright software, distributed under
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%                   GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
%                      Version 2, June 1991
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%  Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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