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+# Copyright 2015-2021 Mathieu Bernard
+#
+# This file is part of phonologizer: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Phonologizer is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with phonologizer. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+"""Phonemizer module for festival backend implementation"""