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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+    <xs:element name="books">
+        <xs:complexType>
+            <xs:sequence>
+                <xs:element name="book" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+                    <xs:complexType>
+                        <xs:sequence>
+                            <xs:element name="title"> <!-- Book title-->
+                                <xs:simpleType>
+                                    <!-- Allow for a string 2-100 characters long -->
+                                    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+                                        <xs:minLength value="2" />
+                                        <xs:maxLength value="100" />
+                                    </xs:restriction>
+                                </xs:simpleType>
+                            </xs:element>
+                            <xs:element name="description" type="xs:string" /> <!-- Description -->
+                            <xs:element name="year_published"> <!-- Year published -->
+                                <xs:simpleType>
+                                    <xs:restriction base="xs:gYear" />
+                                </xs:simpleType>
+                            </xs:element>
+                            <xs:element name="isbn"> <!-- ISBN -->
+                                <xs:simpleType>
+                                    <!-- Strictly limit to either 10 or 13 digits -->
+                                    <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
+                                        <xs:pattern value="\d{10}" />
+                                        <xs:pattern value="\d{13}" />
+                                    </xs:restriction>
+                                </xs:simpleType>
+                            </xs:element>
+                            <xs:element name="categories"> <!-- Categories list -->
+                                <xs:complexType>
+                                    <xs:sequence>
+                                        <xs:element name="category" type="xs:string" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
+                                    </xs:sequence>
+                                </xs:complexType>
+                            </xs:element>
+                        </xs:sequence>
+                    </xs:complexType>
+                </xs:element>
+            </xs:sequence>
+        </xs:complexType>
+    </xs:element>
+
+</xs:schema>
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