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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
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-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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-
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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)