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 # `django-boss`
 
 `django-boss` is an implementation of the ideas outlined in [my blog post][0] on
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 CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
 SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
-For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>
\ No newline at end of file
+For more information, please refer to <http://unlicense.org/>