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 # dotfiles
 ### personal system dotfiles for arch systems
+Vlad Doster - <vlad_doster@hms.harvard.edu>
+License: GNU GPLv3
 
 ![Image of Arch user](https://github.com/vladdoster/dotfiles/blob/master/.config/assets/arch-user.png)