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+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+authors:
+  - family-names: Ralph
+    given-names: Peter
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9459-6866
+title: "pyslim: Python tools for SLiM tree sequences"
+url: https://tskit.dev/pyslim