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 # Carp
 
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/eriksvedang/Carp](https://badges.gitter.im/eriksvedang/Carp.svg)](https://gitter.im/eriksvedang/Carp?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
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 <img src="https://github.com/eriksvedang/Carp/blob/master/img/temp_logo2.jpg" alt="Logo" align="right" />
 
 <i>WARNING! This is a research project and a lot of information here might become outdated and misleading without any explanation. Don't try it out just yet!</i>