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+Copyright (c) 2023 John Olheiser
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+
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+# jolheiser helix derivation
+
+```sh
+nix run git+https://git.jojodev.com/jolheiser/helix.drv
+```
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE)