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diff --git a/cpp/v0curves.py b/cpp/v0curves.py
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+curves = [
+    (80, -0.04047677865612648, 1.1433465085639063, 160),
+    (128, -0.026374888765705498, 2.012143923330495, 256),
+    (192, -0.018504919354426233, 2.6634073426215843, 384),
+    (256, -0.014327640360322604, 2.899270827311091, 781),
+]
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