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 # meshtastic-esp32
 
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/Meshtastic/community](https://badges.gitter.im/Meshtastic/community.svg)](https://gitter.im/Meshtastic/community?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
 You probably don't want this yet.
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