diff --git a/tool/snippets.tmpl.js b/tool/snippets.tmpl.js
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+define(function(require, exports, module) {
+"use strict";
+
+exports.snippetText = require("../requirejs/text!./%modeName%.snippets");
+exports.scope = "%modeName%";
+
+});