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 this is the git repo for my personal website :3 ( hosted at [qhri.net](https://qhri.net/) )
 
-the content of the website (and this git repo) is licensed under [cc-by-nc-sa-4.0](/LICENSE), with the following exceptions:
+the content of the website (and this git repo) is licensed under [cc-by-nc-sa-4.0](LICENSE), with the following exceptions:
 
- - [atkinson hyperlegible](https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont), under the [atkinson hyperlegible font license](/src/font/atkinson_hyperlegible_font_license.txt)
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+ - [atkinson hyperlegible](https://brailleinstitute.org/freefont), under the [atkinson hyperlegible font license](src/font/atkinson_hyperlegible_font_license.txt)
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