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+.. Include this file in any file that includes a non-doc link.
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+.. _thumbs.py: https://github.com/openedx/xblock-sdk/blob/master/sample_xblocks/thumbs/thumbs.py
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+.. _thumbs.js: https://github.com/openedx/xblock-sdk/blob/master/sample_xblocks/thumbs/static/js/src/thumbs.js
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+.. _Thumbs XBlock:  https://github.com/openedx/xblock-sdk/tree/master/sample_xblocks/thumbs