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public class EmbeddedResourceHelper
{
    public string GetResource(string resourceLocation, Type type = null)
    {
        using (var stream = GetResourceStream(resourceLocation, type))
        {
            if (stream == null)
            {
                return string.Empty;
            }

            using (var reader = new StreamReader(stream))
            {
                return reader.ReadToEnd();
            }
        }
    }

    public Stream GetResourceStream(string resourceLocation, Type type = null)
    {
        var assembly = type == null ? Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly() : Assembly.GetAssembly(type);

        return assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceLocation);
    }
}