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				|  |  |  	_, err := s.apiClient.NetworkInspect(ctx, n.Name, moby.NetworkInspectOptions{})
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				|  |  |  	if err != nil {
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				|  |  |  		if errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
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				|  |  | +			if n.External.External {
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				|  |  | +				return fmt.Errorf("Network %s declared as external, but could not be found", n.Name)
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				|  |  | +			}
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  |  			createOpts := moby.NetworkCreate{
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				|  |  |  				// TODO NameSpace Labels
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				|  |  |  				Labels:     n.Labels,
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