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+[submodule "lemmy-translations"]
+	path = lemmy-translations
+	url = https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-translations
+	branch = release-v0.19
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+Subproject commit 3025a1ab27c2d96d64a7c8f5c8865a2c1403fc2d