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index 3cdf53f..aec5df4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4df25b..5ddb40f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/parse-data-url.js b/src/parse-data-url.js
index bc9803a..fe368a1 100644
--- a/src/parse-data-url.js
+++ b/src/parse-data-url.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
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