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 > Curated list of Mastodon-related stuff!
 
+Mastodon is the world's largest free, open-source, decentralized microblogging network. See the [Official](#official) and [Documentation](#documentation) categories to learn more about the network.
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 ## Table of content
 
 * [Official](#official)