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-# Changelog
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-All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
-
-The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
-and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
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-## [Unreleased]
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- initial release
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 [![Build Status](https://github.com/vegardit/copycat/workflows/Build/badge.svg "GitHub Actions")](https://github.com/vegardit/copycat/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Build%22)
 [![Download](https://img.shields.io/badge/Download-latest-orange.svg)](https://github.com/vegardit/copycat/releases/tag/snapshot)
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/github/license/vegardit/copycat.svg?color=blue&label=License)](LICENSE.txt)
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 [![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-v2.1%20adopted-ff69b4.svg)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)