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 this is the code for [blackout.tilde.town](https://blackout.tilde.town).
 
-the database that powers this was made using [gutchunk](https://git.tilde.town/~vilmibm/gutchunk).
+the database that powers this was made using [gutchunk](https://git.tilde.town/vilmibm/gutchunk).