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-# my neovim configuration
-it works.
+# n[at]vim 
+my neovim configuration.
+
+it does the things I need it to and has a startup time between 25 and 50ms, which are the things I care about.
+
+it also looks reasonably good [[citation needed]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed).
+![screenshot of my neovim config](./assets/image.png)
+
+the configuration is a bit of a mess. I will probably fix it at some point.
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