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+# damus.io
+
+The damus.io website
+
+## Damus Web
+
+You can find the damus web app in the `web` directory
+
+A new version is actively being worked on in the web-v2 branch:
+
+	git clone -b web-v2 git://jb55.com/damus.io
+
+## Contributing
+
+You can send me patches over nostr or [email][email]
+
+[email]: https://git-send-email.io/
+