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+⚖️ I endorse the base contract of the agora in my dealings here! 📜
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+I will shape my participation through what I think may be useful to others, and to [cross pollinate](#cross-pollination) from what others have shared.
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+I may be marginal, but I hope to be a slight marginal positive for the folks of the agora and its shared aims. 
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