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+export default {
+  name: 'ajax-service',
+  initialize() {
+    /* noop
+     * This is to override Fastboot's initializer which prevents ember-fetch from working
+     * https://github.com/ember-fastboot/ember-cli-fastboot/blob/master/fastboot/initializers/ajax.js
+     */
+  }
+};