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+=======================================================================
+PlantUML : a free UML diagram generator
+========================================================================
+
+(C) Copyright 2009-2017, Arnaud Roques
+
+Project Info:  http://plantuml.com
+
+If you like this project or if you find it useful, you can support us at:
+
+http://plantuml.com/patreon (only 1$ per month!)
+http://plantuml.com/paypal
+
+PlantUML 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.
+
+PlantUML 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 this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301,
+USA.
+
+PlantUML can occasionally display sponsored or advertising messages. Those
+messages are usually generated on welcome or error images and never on
+functional diagrams.
+ 
+Images (whatever their format : PNG, SVG, EPS...) generated by running PlantUML
+are owned by the author of their corresponding sources code (that is, their
+textual description in PlantUML language). Those images are not covered by
+the GPL license.
+
+The generated images can then be used without any reference to the GPL license.
+It is not even necessary to stipulate that they have been generated with PlantUML,
+also this will be appreciate by PlantUML team.
+
+There is an exception : if the textual description in PlantUML language is also covered
+by a license (like the GPL), then the generated images are logically covered
+by the very same license.
+
+Icons provided by OpenIconic :  https://useiconic.com/open
+Archimate sprites provided by Archi :  http://www.archimatetool.com
+ASCIIMathML (c) Peter Jipsen http://www.chapman.edu/~jipsen
+ASCIIMathML (c) David Lippman http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/dlippman