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 This is a book in progress—it is incomplete.
 I will continue to add to and update it as I am able.
 
-The following code chunk throws an error if I remove it:
-
-```{r setup}
-1 + 1
-```
-
 ## Open Access {#sec-openAccess}
 
 This is an open-access book.