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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+{%- assign lang = page.locale | split: "_" | first -%}
+<html lang="{{ lang | default: page.lang | default: site.lang | default: "en" }}">
+
+  {%- include head.html -%}
+
+  <body>
+
+    {%- include header.html -%}
+
+    <main class="page-content" aria-label="Content">
+      <div class="wrapper">
+        {{ content }}
+      </div>
+    </main>
+
+    {%- include footer.html -%}
+
+  </body>
+
+</html>
