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 Internal Changes
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+- Added experimental new HDF file reader which doesn't use kerchunk, accessible by importing ``virtualizarr.readers.hdf.HDFVirtualBackend``.
+  (:pull:`87`) By `Sean Harkins <https://github.com/sharkinsspatial>`_.
 - Support downstream type checking by adding py.typed marker file.
   (:pull:`306`) By `Max Jones <https://github.com/maxrjones>`_.