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+[submodule "openflexure_microscope/api/static"]
+	path = openflexure_microscope/api/static
+	url = https://gitlab.com/openflexure/openflexure-microscope-jsclient.git
+	branch = frame
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+Subproject commit df7169ba6833fa213f497ff71594dc4330af0792