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-*PLEASE* report any bugs you find while setting up or building on [github](https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan/issues) or [gitgud](https://gitgud.io/uguu/nntpchan/issues) so that the problems get fixed :^)
+*PLEASE* report any bugs you find while setting up or building on [github](https://github.com/majestrate/nntpchan/issues) or [gitgud](https://gitgud.io/uguu/nntpchan/issues) so that the problems get fixed :\^)
 
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