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+Copyright (C) 2021 June Tate-Gans <june@theonelab.com>
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+Original Authors:
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+    "ecraven" (original g13d C++ daemon, which this code base diverged from)
+    James Fowler (C++ fixes in the original codebase)
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+Contributors:
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+    (none yet -- feel free to send a PR!)