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+// Copyright 2022, FOSS-VG Developers and Contributers
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+// under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+// by the Free Software Foundation, version 3.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
+// warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+// See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// version 3 along with this program.
+// If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#define ASSERT(truth) if ((truth)); else std::cout << "Assertion failed: truth" << std::endl; return 1