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 The name "Ly" is a tribute to the fairy from the game Rayman. Ly was tested by
 oxodao, who is some seriously awesome dude.
 
+Also, Ly wouldn't be there today without [Kawaii-Ash](https://github.com/Kawaii-Ash), who has done significant contributions to the project for the Zig rewrite, which lead to the release of Ly v1.0.0. Massive thanks, and sorry for not crediting you enough beforehand!
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 ### Donate
 
 If you like Ly and wish to support my work further, feel free to donate via my