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 ![sshyp](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp-labs/blob/main/extra/artwork/sshyp-banner.png)
-![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rwinkhart/sshyp)![python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.7--3.11-yellow)![downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/rwinkhart/sshyp/total)[![CodeQL](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
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+[![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rwinkhart/sshyp)](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/releases)
+![python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.7--3.11-yellow)
+[![downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/rwinkhart/sshyp/total)](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/releases)
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+[![CodeQL](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/rwinkhart/sshyp/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 
 pronounced as: 'sheep', 'shēp'