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 Adds various features to 4chan.
-A continuation of the fork maintained by [Seaweed](https://github.com/seaweedchan/4chan-x) and subsequently [Spittie](https://github.com/Spittie/4chan-x).
+A continuation of the fork formerly maintained by [Seaweed](https://github.com/seaweedchan/4chan-x) and subsequently [Spittie](https://github.com/Spittie/4chan-x).
 
 If you're looking for a maintained fork of OneeChan, try
 https://github.com/Nebukazar/OneeChan