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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE platform_description SYSTEM "surfxml.dtd">
+<platform_description>
+ <!-- The master process (with some arguments) -->
+ <process host="Tremblay" function="master">
+ <argument value="20"/> <!-- Number of tasks -->
+ <argument value="50000"/> <!-- Computation size of tasks -->
+ <argument value="10"/> <!-- Communication size of tasks -->
+ <argument value="Jupiter"/> <!-- First slave -->
+ <argument value="Fafard"/> <!-- Second slave -->
+ <argument value="Ginette"/> <!-- Third slave -->
+ <argument value="Bourassa"/> <!-- Last slave -->
+ </process>
+ <!-- The slave process (with no argument) -->
+ <process host="Jupiter" function="slave"/>
+ <process host="Fafard" function="slave"/>
+ <process host="Ginette" function="slave"/>
+ <process host="Bourassa" function="slave"/>
+</platform_description>