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+# __init__.py file for cinema_viewers
+
+# DO NOT REMOVE THIS FILE
+
+#
+# this file is included in the repository so that this repository can
+# be included as a submodule of a python module
+#
+# it does nothing but report the version number
+
+
+Version = "2.0"
+