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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Lincoln D. Stein (https://github.com/lstein)
+# Before running stable-diffusion on an internet-isolated machine,
+# run this script from one with internet connectivity. The
+# two machines must share a common .cache directory.
+
+import warnings
+import configure_invokeai
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    configure_invokeai.main()
+