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@@ -163,3 +163,8 @@ Or, if you're downloading a particularly large file, you may want to use the `st
 >>> download = api.files['com~apple~Notes']['Documents']['big_file.zip'].open(stream=True)
 >>> with open('downloaded_file.zip', 'wb') as opened_file:
         opened_file.write(download.raw.read())
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