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+
+import Cookies from 'js-cookie'
+import { I18n } from "i18n-js"
+import translations from "./i18n.json";
+
+const i18n = new I18n();
+i18n.store(translations);
+i18n.defaultLocale = "en";
+i18n.enableFallback = true;
+i18n.locale = Cookies.get('hl') || 'en';
+
+export default i18n;