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-[submodule "ponyquotes4ponysay"]
-	path = ponyquotes4ponysay
-	url = git://github.com/maandree/ponyquotes4ponysay.git
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-Subproject commit 8147d45117b25ae584a789af5630bdf1ff62ef7a