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+# Note
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+_This is a patched fork of [Logomaker](https://github.com/jbkinney/logomaker) which appears to no longer be maintained. I  maintain this fork purely to support a dependency for it in the UADA-ARS-GBRU software [TamiPami](https://github.com/usda-ars-gbru/tamipami)
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 # logomaker 
 
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