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+# https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
+
+# These owners will be the default owners for everything in
+# the repo. Unless a later match takes precedence,
+# the following owners will be requested for
+# review when someone opens a pull request.
+*       @anamnavi @alerickson @adityapatwardhan @SydneyhSmith