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+[![Freenode #oragono](https://img.shields.io/badge/Freenode-%23oragono-1e72ff.svg?style=flat)](https://www.irccloud.com/invite?channel=%23oragono&hostname=irc.freenode.net&port=6697&ssl=1)
 
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