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-# JabRef Bibliography Management [![Hacktoberfest](https://img.shields.io/github/hacktoberfest/2019/JabRef/jabref?suggestion_label=hacktoberfest)](https://www.jabref.org/hacktoberfest/2019.html)
+# JabRef Bibliography Management
 
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