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 # markup 2020 <a href='https://github.com/gerkovink/markup2020'><img src='markup_sticker_SMALL.png' align="right" height="139" /></a>
 
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-Course collaboration for 202000010. 
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-You need to solve this conflict in a generic manner such that your classmates can also merge their forked branch into this master branch. So think about a solution on your end. 
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-Gerko
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+Course collaboration for 202000010
 
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 Course collaboration for 202000010.
 
-You need to solve this conflict in a generic manner such that your
-classmates can also merge their forked branch into this master branch.
-So think about a solution on your end.
-
-Gerko
 
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