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 # hello there!
 
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/coco/hello](https://badges.gitter.im/coco/hello.svg)](https://gitter.im/coco/hello?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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 You can post an [issue](https://github.com/nestlings/hello/issues), or join the [chat](https://gitter.im/nestlings/hello) :)