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-include ChangeLog
-include README.md
-include MANIFEST.in pylintrc
-include Authors
-include HACKING.rst
-include LICENSE
-include setup.cfg
-include babel.cfg tox.ini
-include barbican/tests/api/resources_test.py
-include barbican/model/migration/README
-include barbican/model/migration/alembic.ini
-include barbican/model/migration/alembic_migrations/script.py.mako
-include barbican/model/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/*.py
-include barbican/model/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/README
-graft tools
-graft etc