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+# compat-team@ for changes to hiddenapi files
+per-file hiddenapi-* = andreionea@google.com, atrost@google.com, mathewi@google.com, satayev@google.com
+
+# Escalations:
+per-file hiddenapi-* = bdc@google.com, narayan@google.com
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