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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
+<fontconfig>
+  <!-- Replacements from http://bohoomil.com/doc/05-fonts/ (until ibfonts-meta-extended) -->
+  <alias>
+    <family>serif</family>
+    <prefer><family>Heuristica</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>sans-serif</family>
+    <prefer><family>Noto Sans</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>monospace</family>
+    <prefer><family>Iosevka</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>fantasy</family>
+    <prefer><family>Signika</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <alias>
+    <family>cursive</family>
+    <prefer><family>TeX Gyre Chorus</family></prefer>
+  </alias>
+  <!-- more advanced replacements (replacing many fonts with open alternatives) see spark/fonts/local.conf -->
+</fontconfig>