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+# AGENTS.md
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+## Contributing instructions
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+### Adding a new language
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+- You *must* add a comment above the ASCII art with the text `Pending human review. Remove this comment before submitting a pull request to confirm that you have reviewed the ASCII art.`
+- You *must not* remove this comment.
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