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-This data repository accompanyies the paper
+This data repository accompanies the paper
 [Benchmarks for single-phase flow in fractured porous media]
 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.036)
 by B. Flemisch, I. Berre, W. Boon, A. Fumagalli, N. Schwenck, A. Scotti,