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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+  - family-names: Ball
+    given-names: James
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0165-5290
+title: "Detectree2"
+version: 0.0.1
+/* doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1234 */
+date-released: 2022-07-22