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+Contributing to the Project
+===========================
+
+We welcome contributions in the form of bug reports, feature requests,
+and pull requests (PRs). This document describes how you can
+contribute.
+
+Bug Reports and Feature Requests
+--------------------------------
+
+Please submit bug reports and feature requests as GitHub issues. This
+helps us to keep track of them and discuss potential solutions or
+enhancements.
+
+Pull Requests
+-------------
+
+We appreciate your pull requests. For small changes, feel free to
+submit a PR directly. If you are considering a large or significant
+change, please discuss it in a GitHub issue before submitting the
+PR. This will save both you and the maintainers time, and it helps to
+ensure that your contributions can be integrated smoothly.
+
+Licensing
+---------
+
+By contributing to this project, you agree that your contributions
+will be licensed under the Apache License 2.0. Additionally, you
+understand and agree that contributions may be subject to a different
+license, should the project maintainers decide to change the licensing
+terms.