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    <b class="mark">b.</b>
    <h1>bitwise</h1>
    <nav><a href="#stories">front page</a><a href="#about">about</a></nav>
    <span>good links, fewer pixels</span>
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        <a href="#about">A tiny operating system written for a very old machine</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>42</b> points by <u>bytebird</u> · 1 hours ago · 3 comments</p>
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      <button data-vote aria-label="Upvote story 2" aria-pressed="false">▲</button>
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        <a href="#about">The surprisingly beautiful mathematics of train timetables</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>55</b> points by <u>circuitry</u> · 2 hours ago · 10 comments</p>
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      <button data-vote aria-label="Upvote story 3" aria-pressed="false">▲</button>
      <div>
        <a href="#about">Show Bitwise: a text editor that fits on a floppy</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>68</b> points by <u>smallhours</u> · 3 hours ago · 17 comments</p>
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      <div>
        <a href="#about">What happens when you build your own weather station?</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>81</b> points by <u>bytebird</u> · 4 hours ago · 24 comments</p>
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      <button data-vote aria-label="Upvote story 5" aria-pressed="false">▲</button>
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        <a href="#about">An illustrated guide to the history of the cursor</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>94</b> points by <u>circuitry</u> · 5 hours ago · 31 comments</p>
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      <button data-vote aria-label="Upvote story 6" aria-pressed="false">▲</button>
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        <a href="#about">A directory of websites that still feel like places</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>107</b> points by <u>smallhours</u> · 6 hours ago · 38 comments</p>
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      <button data-vote aria-label="Upvote story 7" aria-pressed="false">▲</button>
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        <a href="#about">Making a typeface one pixel at a time</a><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>120</b> points by <u>bytebird</u> · 7 hours ago · 45 comments</p>
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        <a href="#about">The joy of a program that does exactly one thing</a
        ><small>(example.test)</small>
        <p><b data-points>133</b> points by <u>circuitry</u> · 8 hours ago · 52 comments</p>
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    A little corner of the internet for people who like understanding things.
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