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-include README.md
-include LICENSE
-include dsharp_opac/optical_constants/*/*
-include dsharp_opac/optical_constants/*/*/*
-include dsharp_opac/*.f90
-include dsharp_opac/data/*.*
-include notebooks/*.ipynb
-include notebooks/*.py