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+{"title":"Global Variables","description":"Global variables that can be used in any JSON file.","type":"object","propertyNames":{"pattern":"^\\$[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$"},"additionalProperties":{"title":"Global Variable","type":["array","boolean","integer","number","string"]},"definitions":{}}
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