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+# Bagpipe.ly
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+This is an updated version of the bagpipe.ly included in [lilypond](https://lilypond.org).
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+The base of this file has been filtered from [svenax/bagpipemusic](https://github.com/svenax/bagpipemusic)
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+Please also look at [bwwlily](https://github.com/kastdeur/bwwtolily)