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+---
+Archive: GitHub
+Bug-Database: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid/issues
+Bug-Submit: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid/issues
+Changelog: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid/tags
+Contact: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid/issues
+Name: ruby-openid
+Repository: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid.git
+Repository-Browse: https://github.com/openid/ruby-openid