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  +        {{t "Kate McCallum has <a href='http://joereddington.com/projects/communikate/'>created</a> an open-licensed (<a href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/'>CC By-NC-SA</a>) board set that anyone can use free of charge! The board set is now available as an .obz file that can be imported into any system that supports the Open Board Format. Thanks Kate, for leading the way and providing a great example people can use to get to know the Open Board Format in action!" key='communikate-20_content_1'}}
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