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-<h1>The Intentional Journal of the Tildeverse</h1>
+<div class="jumbotron">
+	<h2>the intentional journal of the tildeverse</h2>
+	<pre>
+ /\/|                           _                              _ 
+|/\/_   _____ _ __ ___  ___    (_) ___  _   _ _ __ _ __   __ _| |
+   \ \ / / _ \ '__/ __|/ _ \   | |/ _ \| | | | '__| '_ \ / _` | |
+    \ V /  __/ |  \__ \  __/   | | (_) | |_| | |  | | | | (_| | |
+     \_/ \___|_|  |___/\___|  _/ |\___/ \__,_|_|  |_| |_|\__,_|_|
+                             |__/                                
+</pre>
+	<br>
+	<p>an open journal for tilde members</p>
+</div>
+<p>We are an open journal which accepts any tilde-related or non-tilde related entries.</p>
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