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+kind: StorageClass
+apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: storage-persistent
+provisioner: dobs.csi.digitalocean.com
+reclaimPolicy: Retain
+volumeBindingMode: Immediate
+allowVolumeExpansion: true
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