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+<a href="https://joinsharkey.org">
+		<img src="https://custom-icon-badges.herokuapp.com/badge/find_an-instance-acea31?logoColor=acea31&style=for-the-badge&logo=sharkey&labelColor=363B40" alt="find an instance"/></a>
+
+<a href="./CONTRIBUTING.md">
+		<img src="https://custom-icon-badges.herokuapp.com/badge/become_a-contributor-A371F7?logoColor=A371F7&style=for-the-badge&logo=git-merge&labelColor=363B40" alt="become a contributor"/></a>
+
+<a href="https://discord.gg/6VgKmEqHNk">
+		<img src="https://custom-icon-badges.herokuapp.com/badge/join_the-community-5865F2?logoColor=5865F2&style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&labelColor=363B40" alt="join the community"/></a>
+
+<a href="https://ko-fi.com/transfem">
+		<img src="https://custom-icon-badges.herokuapp.com/badge/become_a-patron-F96854?logoColor=F96854&style=for-the-badge&logo=kofi&labelColor=363B40" alt="donate"/></a>
+
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+
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