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+LoopDataConverter.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
+LoopDataConverter.egg-info/PKG-INFO
+LoopDataConverter.egg-info/requires.txt
+LoopDataConverter.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
+LoopDataConverter.egg-info/top_level.txt