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+.env
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+# Absolute VIM Configuration
+
+## Introduction
+
+Here's the VIM configuration I'm going to be using for most of my professional work this year.
+There may be changes as I discover new plugins. I intent to personalize this to my taste and
+coding conventions. Feel free to try it out if you fancy 😄.
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+
+git clone https://github.com/boxpositron/absolute-vim ~/.config/nvim --depth 1 && nvim
+
+```