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+[submodule "external/unbound"]
+	path = external/unbound
+	url = https://github.com/monero-project/unbound
+	branch = monero
diff --git a/external/unbound b/external/unbound
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+Subproject commit 193bdc4ee3fe2b0d17e547e86512528c2614483a