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@@ -80,3 +80,8 @@ Like pathogen.vim?  Follow the repository on
 you're feeling especially charitable, follow tpope on
 [Twitter](http://twitter.com/tpope) and
 [GitHub](http://github.com/tpope).
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+License
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+Distributable under the same terms as Vim itself.  See `:help license`.