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diff --git a/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch.slnx b/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch.slnx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48f415b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SqlDatabaseVectorSearch.slnx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
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+    <File Path="README.md" />
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index b6fdb6b..222e191 100644
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