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+# Contributing to the project
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+In order to contribute to this post, please file a pull request and/or issue if you are trying to fix the code yourself for your own personal use
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+Please note that the code has many comment watermarks, and code watermarks, and that trying to claim the code as your own isn't the best idea.
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+If you do contribute and follow the rules, thanks for the contributions, and thanks for crediting the creator!