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+[![Join #vimrocks on Freenode](https://img.shields.io/badge/IRC%20(Freenode)-%23vimrocks-ff69b4.svg)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=vimrocks)
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 ![vim-galore](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhinz/vim-galore/master/pics/vim-galore.png)
 
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