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-# diysms
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-DIY sms announce lists for you and yours 🤳
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+# diysms
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+DIY sms announce lists for you and yours 🤳
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+## norms for working on this repo
+- work in a branch
+- don't worry about tidy commits! just keep your work in a branch
+- open a PR and review with someone synchronously before merging to main