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+Subproject commit f30bd6fc607241fcb4bbfbfcc6aac9134749089a
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+[submodule ".antidote"]
+	path = .antidote
+	url = https://github.com/mattmc3/antidote.git
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 # dots2
 
-More properly managed dotfiles, intended to be used with `stow`:
+More properly managed dotfiles.
+
+## Download
+
+Clone with the `--recurse-submodules` git flag.
+
+Alternatively, run:
+
+```
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+```
+
+## Install
+
+intended to be used with `GNU stow`:
 
 ```
 stow . -t ~