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 This software has been designed for you, with much joy, 
 by <a href="https://kennethreitz.org/">Kenneth Reitz</a> & is secured by The <a href="https://www.python.org/psf/">Python Software Foundation</a>.  
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 <img src="https://github.com/psf/requests/blob/master/ext/flourish.png?raw=true" />
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