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-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-|    NGSPICE PATCHES DIRECTORY                                             |
-| code not included in the source                                          |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-
-This directory contains code contributed by developers or user
-of ngspice not included in the main source. 
-
-
-Index:
-
-