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-{#
-    basic/searchresults.html
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-    Template for the body of the search results page.
-
-    :copyright: Copyright 2007-2020 by the Sphinx team, see AUTHORS.
-    :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
-#}
-<h1 id="search-documentation">{{ _('Search') }}</h1>
-<p>
-  From here you can search these documents. Enter your search
-  words into the box below and click "search".
-</p>
-<form action="" method="get">
-  <input type="text" name="q" value="" />
-  <input type="submit" value="{{ _('search') }}" />
-  <span id="search-progress" style="padding-left: 10px"></span>
-</form>
-{%- if search_performed %}
-  <h2>{{ _('Search Results') }}</h2>
-  {%- if not search_results %}
-  <p>{{ _('Your search did not match any documents. Please make sure that all words are spelled correctly and that you\'ve selected enough categories.') }}</p>
-  {%- endif %}
-{%- endif %}
-<div id="search-results">
-  {%- if search_results %}
-  <ul class="search">
-    {% for href, caption, context in search_results %}
-    <li><a href="{{ docroot }}{{ href }}/?highlight={{ q }}">{{ caption }}</a>
-      <div class="context">{{ context|e }}</div>
-    </li>
-    {% endfor %}
-  </ul>
-  {%- endif %}
-</div>