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-<projectDescription>
-	<name>spring-mvc-java</name>
-	<comment></comment>
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-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.ui.externaltools.ExternalToolBuilder</name>
-			<triggers>full,incremental,</triggers>
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-				<dictionary>
-					<key>LaunchConfigHandle</key>
-					<value>&lt;project&gt;/.externalToolBuilders/org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.javascriptValidator.launch
-					</value>
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-			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
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-			</arguments>
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-			<name>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core.builder</name>
-			<arguments>
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-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.wst.validation.validationbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.zeroturnaround.eclipse.rebelXmlBuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.core.springbuilder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-		<buildCommand>
-			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
-			<arguments>
-			</arguments>
-		</buildCommand>
-	</buildSpec>
-	<natures>
-		<nature>org.springframework.ide.eclipse.core.springnature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jem.workbench.JavaEMFNature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCoreNature</nature>
-		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
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-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<beansProjectDescription>
-	<version>1</version>
-	<pluginVersion><![CDATA[3.2.0.201303060654-RELEASE]]></pluginVersion>
-	<configSuffixes>
-		<configSuffix><![CDATA[xml]]></configSuffix>
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-	<configs>
-	</configs>
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-<beansProjectDescription>
-	<version>1</version>
-	<pluginVersion><![CDATA[3.2.0.201303060654-RELEASE]]></pluginVersion>
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