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 # developer info
 
+[![Build furnace](https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tildearrow/furnace/actions/workflows/build.yml)
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 **NOTE: do not download the project's source as a .zip or .tar.gz as these do not include the project's submodules which are necessary to proceed with building.**
 
 ## dependencies