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 Version History:
 
 16 January 2025:
 Release of Version 0006. This is an update of Version 0005 of the same data set (see changelog).
 
 21 April 2023:
 Release of Version 0005. This is an update of Version 0004 of the same data set (see changelog).
 
 9 December 2021:
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 Release of Version 0003. This is an update of Version 0002 of the same data set (see changelog).
 
 9 June 2020:
 Release of Version 0002. This is an update of Version 0001 of the same data set (see changelog).
 
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