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+welcome to my personal website.
+
+i don't update this repository very frequently,
+but at the moment it's my only proof that this
+website exists. i used to host it but didn't want
+to spend the money any more, so it's been a local
+pet project ever since.
+
+if you want to check it out, simply download
+the "website.zip" file. it will contain all of
+the necessary html/css for you to view it locally
+in your web browser.
+
+to view:
+- download "website.zip"
+- extract folder to desired location on computer
+- open the "light" folder
+- launch "index.html" to go to the landing page
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