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+<div align="center">
+	<br>
+	<b>tilde.pw</b> - a unix computer with cool people
+	<br><br>
+	<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/tildepw/site">
+	<img src="https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/tildepw/site">
+</div>
+
+# usage
+
+1. `git clone`
+2. move it to your public_html
+3. ???
+4. profit