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       Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
       not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
       a copy of the License at
diff --git a/doc/source/events.rst b/doc/source/events.rst
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       Copyright 2013 Rackspace Hosting.
 
       Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may