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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<api>
  <query>
    <search>
      <p ns="0" title="Curation Manual2.0" snippet="...re is no TCR receptor sequence info, treat all natural epitopes as equals, &lt;span class=&#039;searchmatch&#039;&gt;meaning&lt;/span&gt; all assays for that receptor go under all natural epitopes.&#10;" size="222692" wordcount="35218" timestamp="2024-07-18T18:19:41Z" />
    </search>
  </query>
</api>