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-Congratulations, you've successfully created a SparkleShare repository!
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-Any files you add or change in this folder will be automatically synced to 
-ssh://git@github.com/mojombo/jekyll and everyone connected to it.
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-SparkleShare is an Open Source software program that helps people collaborate and 
-share files. If you like what we do, consider buying us a beer: http://www.sparkleshare.org/
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-Have fun! :)