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       Please note, that being sponsored does not affect the individuality of the `bat`
       project or affect the maintainers' actions in any way. We remain impartial and
       continue to assess pull requests solely on merit - the features added, bugs
       solved, and effect on the overall complexity of the code. No issue will have a
       different priority based on sponsorship status of the reporter.
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   If you are interested to learn more, see our [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](CONTRIBUTING.md) guide.
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