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-[submodule "assets/vendor/bootstrap"]
-	path = assets/vendor/bootstrap
-	url = https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap.git
-	branch = v4-dev
-[submodule "assets/vendor/Font-Awesome"]
-	path = assets/vendor/Font-Awesome
-	url = https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome.git
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