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-:orphan:
-
-..
-   This page is not included in the TOC tree, but must exist so that the
-   autosummary pages are generated for mx_bluesky and all its
-   subpackages
-
-API
-===
-
-.. autosummary::
-    :toctree: _api
-    :template: custom-module-template.rst
-    :recursive:
-
-    mx_bluesky