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 # Neotoma_SQL
 
 This is a repository to store the functions used within the Neotoma Database for data access and updates.  The Neotoma is a Postgres-based system, migrated from a SQL Server database.  As such, at the current time, this repository largely reflects the state of transition between the two systems.