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+# Author and contributors
+
+Contributors to `sfizz`, in chronologic order:
+
+- Paul Ferrand (2019-2020) (maintainer)
+- Andrea Zanellato (2019-2020) (devops, documentation and distribution)
+- Alexander Mitchell (2020)
+- Michael Willis (2020)
+- Jean-Pierre Cimalando (2020)
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 ![Screenshot](screenshot.png)
 
-## Author and contributors
-
-Contributors to `sfizz` include:
-- Paul Ferrand (2019-2020) (maintainer)
-- Andrea Zanellato (2019-2020) (devops, documentation and distribution)
-- Jean-Pierre Cimalando (2020)
-- Michael Willis (2020)
-- Alexander Mitchell (2020)
-
 ## Dependencies and licenses
 
 The sfizz library makes primary use of: