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 The output files of the final handbook can be found in the subfolder `./bundle`.
 
 All generated intermediate artifacts and the final output files can be found in the `./build` subfolder.
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+### Clean up
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+1. Deactivate the virtual Python environment: ```deactivate```
+2. Clean up the build sources: ```make clean``` and ```rm -r build bundle```