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 [![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/diasurgical/devilutionX/total.svg)](https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/releases)
+[![github stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/diasurgical/devilutionX.svg)](https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/stargazers)
 
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