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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<cockatrice_carddatabase version="4">
+  <!-- Empty, intentionally game-neutral starter database.
+       Continuumatrice uses the upstream Cockatrice XML v4 schema for now.
+       Add your own card sets in the Continuumatrice profile's customsets/. -->
+  <sets/>
+  <cards/>
+</cockatrice_carddatabase>