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+{
+  "name": "ionic-chemistry",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "A utility for starting Ionic projects.",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "author": "Max Lynch <max@drifty.com>",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}
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