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            <p>If you're interested in supporting my writing work (and development work, if that's your bag!), I will be eternally grateful! I have a few mechanisms for support:</p>
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                <li><a href="https://patreon.com/makyo"><strong>Patreon</strong> - Patreon is a site that allows a patronage model for funding creators. In this incarnation, I have a few tiers: $1 patrons get access to posts; $5 patrons get early content; and $10 patrons get drafts, previews, and so on. Any level of support is appreciated!
                <li><a href="https://liberapay.com/makyo/"><strong>LiberaPay</strong></a> — LiberaPay is a recurrent donations platform that allows supporting me and my writing on a monthly basis.</li>
                <li><a href="https://ko-fi.com/drabmakyo"><strong>Ko-fi</strong></a> — Ko-fi is a tipping site, and is nicely integrated with PayPal.</li>
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