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+! Copyright 2011 Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH
+!
+! This file is part of DAMASK,
+! the Düsseldorf Advanced MAterial Simulation Kit.
+!
+! DAMASK is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+! it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+! the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+! (at your option) any later version.
+!
+! DAMASK is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+! but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+! MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+! GNU General Public License for more details.
+!
+! You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+! along with DAMASK. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+!
+!##############################################################