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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: If you use this software in your work, please cite it using the following metadata
+title: The Optimism Monorepo
+authors:
+- name: The Optimism Collective
+version: 1.0.0
+year: 2020
+url: https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism
+repository: https://github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism
+license: MIT