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+//  This file is part of par2cmdline (a PAR 2.0 compatible file verification and
+//  repair tool). See http://parchive.sourceforge.net for details of PAR 2.0.
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2003 Peter Brian Clements
+//
+//  par2cmdline is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+//  (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  par2cmdline is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+//  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+#include "par2cmdline.h"
+
+PAR1MAGIC    par1_magic                = {{'P', 'A', 'R', '\0', '\0', '\0', '\0', '\0'}};