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new file mode 100644
index 000000000..658062abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/visualc/sharedspice.sln
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
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+EndProject
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+		Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
+		Debug|x86 = Debug|x86
+		Release|x64 = Release|x64
+		Release|x86 = Release|x86
+		ReleaseOMP|x64 = ReleaseOMP|x64
+		ReleaseOMP|x86 = ReleaseOMP|x86
+	EndGlobalSection
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+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.ReleaseOMP|x64.ActiveCfg = ReleaseOMP|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.ReleaseOMP|x64.Build.0 = ReleaseOMP|x64
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.ReleaseOMP|x86.ActiveCfg = ReleaseOMP|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.ReleaseOMP|x86.Build.0 = ReleaseOMP|Win32
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diff --git a/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj b/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
index 900cedad9..88588489b 100644
--- a/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
+++ b/visualc/sharedspice.vcxproj
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