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+[submodule "spring-petclinic-microservices"]
+	path = spring-petclinic-microservices
+	url = https://github.com/backwind1233/spring-petclinic-microservices.git
+	branch = azure-spring-starters
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+Subproject commit b600aca0ffa6bcc1eae383cb153c594f463d4b25