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+[[!comment format=mdwn
+ username="anthony@ad39673d230d75cbfd19d2757d754030049c7673"
+ nickname="anthony"
+ avatar="http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/05b48b72766177b3b0a6ff4afdb70790"
+ subject="Thank you"
+ date="2019-10-25T20:29:46Z"
+ content="""
+Thank you for all the work you do on git-annex. I appreciate it.
+"""]]