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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+    <string name="recovery_installing" msgid="7864047928003865598">"Systemupdate wird installiert…"</string>
+    <string name="recovery_erasing" msgid="4612809744968710197">"Wird gelöscht…"</string>
+    <string name="recovery_no_command" msgid="1915703879031023455">"Kein Befehl"</string>
+    <string name="recovery_error" msgid="4550265746256727080">"Fehler"</string>
+</resources>