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+# JSys paper template
+
+TEMPLATE for the Journal of Systems Research, written for submissions to
+JSys by Vijay Chidambaram.
+
+This was originally the USENIX template, which was adapted with USENIX's
+permission. Thanks!
+
+__Current version__
+- 1.0: First release.
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