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 [![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/whipper-team/whipper.svg)](https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/blob/develop/LICENSE)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/whipper-team/whipper.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.com/whipper-team/whipper)
 [![GitHub (pre-)release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/whipper-team/whipper/all.svg)](https://github.com/whipper-team/whipper/releases/latest)
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+[![IRC](https://img.shields.io/badge/irc-%23whipper%40libera.chat-brightgreen.svg)](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=%23whipper)
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