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     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
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diff --git a/test/Test.vcxproj b/test/Test.vcxproj
index 0bfd92baa..7d4889f1b 100644
--- a/test/Test.vcxproj
+++ b/test/Test.vcxproj
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
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@@ -27,23 +27,23 @@
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     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
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