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+<?xml version="1.0"?> 
+<!-- Providers file for default Smack extensions -->
+<smackProviders> 
+    <iqProvider> 
+        <elementName>query</elementName> 
+        <namespace>jabber:iq:private</namespace> 
+        <className>org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.PrivateDataManager.PrivateDataIQProvider</className> 
+    </iqProvider>
+</smackProviders>
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