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+vcpkg uses third party material from the projects listed below.
+The original copyright notice and the license under which Microsoft
+received such third party material are set forth below. Microsoft
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+THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE NOTICES AND INFORMATION
+Do Not Translate or Localize
+
+vcpkg incorporates third party material from the projects listed below.
+The original copyright notice and the license under which Microsoft received
+such third party materials are set forth below. Microsoft reserved all other
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+
+1.  Catch2
+
+%% Catch2 NOTICES, INFORMATION, AND LICENSE BEGIN HERE
+=========================================
+Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization
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+all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative
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+=========================================
+END OF Catch2 NOTICES, INFORMATION, AND LICENSE