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 ```txt
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-***** This codebase has ben retired as of 2025-04-11 *****
+***** This codebase has been retired as of 2025-04-11 *****
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 ***** The project has been archived and no new       *****
 ***** releases will be made. That means no new       *****
 ***** features, no security updates and no bug       *****
 ***** fixes. There will also be no support. If you   *****
-***** decide to use the code, you are on your own :) *****
+***** decide to use the code, you are on your own. :) *****
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