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   Fast in every way that matters
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-  Gatsby is a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps
+  Gatsby is a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and app
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   <a href="/gatsbyjs/gatsby/blob/master/LICENSE">