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+@software{max_bachmann_2021_5501155,
+  author       = {Max Bachmann},
+  title        = {maxbachmann/RapidFuzz: Release 1.6.1},
+  month        = sep,
+  year         = 2021,
+  publisher    = {Zenodo},
+  version      = {v1.6.1},
+  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.5501155},
+  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5501155}
+}