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-include README.md
-include LICENSE
-include NEWS
-include Snippets/*.py
-include Snippets/README.md
-include Doc/ttx.1
-include MetaTools/*.py
-include Lib/fontTools/ttLib/tables/table_API_readme.txt
-
-include *requirements.txt
-include tox.ini
-include run-tests.sh
-
-recursive-include Lib/fontTools testdata/*.ttx testdata/*.otx testdata/*.fea
-recursive-include Lib/fontTools testdata/*.lwfn testdata/*.pfa testdata/*.pfb
-recursive-include Lib/fontTools testdata/*.xml testdata/*.designspace