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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+gemspec
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+# main links
+main:
+  - title: "Travel Blog"
+    url: https://nothingtodeclare.net
+  - title: "Quick-Start Guide"
+    url: https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/docs/quick-start-guide/
+  # - title: "About"
+  #   url: https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/about/
+  # - title: "Sample Posts"
+  #   url: /year-archive/
+  # - title: "Sample Collections"
+  #   url: /collection-archive/
+  # - title: "Sitemap"
+  #   url: /sitemap/
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+---
+layout: home
+author_profile: true
+---