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+# DEPRECATED in favor of https://github.com/webpack/webpack/tree/main/examples/virtual-modules
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 <div align="center">
   <a href="https://github.com/webpack/webpack">
     <img width="200" height="200" src="https://webpack.js.org/assets/icon-square-big.svg">