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 ![tests](https://github.com/UBC-MDS/cookiecutter-jupyter-book/workflows/tests/badge.svg)
 
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 </p>
 
 A cookiecutter template for creating a simple [Jupyter Book](https://jupyterbook.org/intro.html). See the rendered version of this cookiecutter template [here](https://ubc-mds.github.io/cookiecutter-jupyter-book/content/introduction.html).
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