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-[submodule "viam-cpp-sdk"]
-	path = viam-cpp-sdk
-	url = git@github.com:viamrobotics/viam-cpp-sdk.git
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-Subproject commit 9d510bc3d11387c2c8232b097e72a304dc83ccd7