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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<projectDescription>
-	<name>spring-ldap-article-spring30</name>
-	<comment>Example code that matches the article published on
-		java.net on April 18, 2006.</comment>
-	<projects>
-		<project>spring-ldap-core</project>
-		<project>spring-ldap-core-tiger</project>
-		<project>spring-ldap-samples-utils</project>
-		<project>spring-ldap-test</project>
-	</projects>
-	<buildSpec>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
-	</natures>
-</projectDescription>