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-Note that we use an underscore (`_`) prefix for the included file. You should always use an underscore prefix with included files so that they are automatically ignored (i.e. not treated as standalone files) by a `quarto render` of a project).
+Note that we use an underscore (`_`) prefix for the included file. You should always use an underscore prefix with included files so that they are automatically ignored (i.e. not treated as standalone files) by a `quarto render` of a project.
 
 ## Computations