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-{
-  "name": "bitaddress.org",
-  "version": "2.9.8",
-  "sha1sum": "8eaaf627380ff3c28d9efc31899b8b0102c32ab6",
-  "sha256sum": "2c5d16dbcde600147162172090d940fd9646981b7d751d9bddfc5ef383f89308",
-  "description": "Open Source JavaScript Client-Side Bitcoin Wallet Generator",
-  "main": "Gruntfile.js",
-  "dependencies": {
-    "grunt": "~0.4.1",
-    "grunt-combine": "~0.8.3",
-	"grunt-lineending": "~0.2.4"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-	"grunt": "~0.4.1",
-    "grunt-combine": "~0.8.3",
-    "grunt-lineending": "~0.2.4"
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": ""
-  },
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org.git"
-  },
-  "keywords": [
-    "bitcoin address wallet generator"
-  ],
-  "author": "pointbiz",
-  "license": "MIT",
-  "readmeFilename": "README",
-  "gitHead": "d77aaf687fca1f0e28388b0a8de5eb3d89d4fad3",
-  "bugs": {
-    "url": "https://github.com/pointbiz/bitaddress.org/issues"
-  }
-}