*       while {@link Hashing#murmur3_32()} yields only 32 bits. Because a {@code long} value is
 *       clearly insufficient to hold all hash code values, this API represents a hash code as an
 *       instance of {@link HashCode}.
 *   <li><b>pure function:</b> the value produced must depend only on the input bytes, in the order

 *       while {@link Hashing#murmur3_32()} yields only 32 bits. Because a {@code long} value is
 *       clearly insufficient to hold all hash code values, this API represents a hash code as an
 *       instance of {@link HashCode}.
 *   <li><b>pure function:</b> the value produced must depend only on the input bytes, in the order

     * </ul>
     *
     * @param spec string representation of a version or version range
     * @return a new {@link VersionRange} object that represents the spec
     * @throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException if invalid version specification
     */
    public static VersionRange createFromVersionSpec(String spec) throws InvalidVersionSpecificationException {

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