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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="joey"
+ subject="""comment 2"""
+ date="2015-06-09T19:45:26Z"
+ content="""
+I'd suggest running 2 or more concurrent transfers. Either by just running
+the same "git annex get" command multiple times, or by using "git annex get -J2"
+if you've got a new enough version of git-annex that has that feature.
+"""]]