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+title: 'INF99X: Sample Course'
+remote_theme: MicrosoftLearning/Jekyll-Theme
+exclude:
+  - readme.md
+  - .github/
+header_pages:
+  - index.html
+author: Microsoft Learning
+twitter_username: mslearning
+github_username:  MicrosoftLearning
+plugins:
+  - jekyll-sitemap
+  - jekyll-mentions
+  - jemoji
+markdown: kramdown
+kramdown:
+   syntax_highlighter_opts:
+      disable : true