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+# README #
+
+Read before making any changes or pull requests!
+
+### What is this repository for? ###
+
+VentureChat Spigot plugin Repo
+
+### How do I get set up? ###
+
+Full setup and dependency guide is available here on SpigotMC: https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/venturechat.771/
+
+### Contribution guidelines ###
+
+Keep changes simple and clear for me to understand
+
+### Who do I talk to? ###
+
+* If you are going to try and make all these changes, you should be talking to me directly otherwise I will more than likely just decline them.
+
+License:
+
+Copyright (C) {2014}  {Austin Brolly}
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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