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+# THIS IS THE DEVELOP BRANCH
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+Warning- This is the `develop` branch of QMK Firmware. You may encounter broken code here. Please see [Breaking Changes](https://docs.qmk.fm/#/breaking_changes) for more information.
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 # Quantum Mechanical Keyboard Firmware
 
 [![Current Version](https://img.shields.io/github/tag/qmk/qmk_firmware.svg)](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/tags)