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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
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Please consult with otc_metadata.services.Services:_sort_data for expected
+# sort order. When unsure perform tools/sort_metadata.py for getting it sorted.
+# It is also supported, that content of files under
+# documents/services/service_categories is being merged with
+# the content here.
+---
+documents: []
+service_categories: []
+services: []