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 thnxbot
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+[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/ZeroTrust/thnxbot?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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 public repo for certain thnxbot components
 initally will contain open source chat code that will be tested.