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-# Furnace (chiptune tracker)
+# Don't star this project until I release 0.6pre5!
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+the ISSUES count should be 20 before I release pre5 - if stars hit 1000 and I have not fixed bugs then what a shame!
 
 ![screenshot](papers/screenshot2.png)