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 ## Discussion
 
 * Discuss Atom on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/atom/atom/discussions)
-* Chat about Atom on our Slack team -- [instructions for joining](https://discuss.atom.io/t/join-us-on-slack/16638?source_topic_id=25406)
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 ## License