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index 40f21cb..e9f5c5e 100644
--- a/MSVC_Net2013/atkmm.vcxproj
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diff --git a/MSVC_Net2013/gendef.vcxproj b/MSVC_Net2013/gendef.vcxproj
index d6f2798..aab7023 100644
--- a/MSVC_Net2013/gendef.vcxproj
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index 6225a66..7f61dc5 100644
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