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+## Attention
+### This distribution folder contains generated data.
+### Do not commit any changes here. 
+### For more information, please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/mledoze/countries/blob/6d65afb38a48545ec0a6c35043b541c1fa285657/CONTRIBUTING.md).
+### Thank you.