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-[submodule "conference/buruma"]
-	path = conference/buruma
-	url = https://github.com/ivanhercaz/buruma.git
-[submodule "conference/plugins"]
-	path = conference/plugins
-	url = https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins
-[submodule "test/plugins"]
-	path = test/plugins
-	url = https://github.com/getpelican/pelican-plugins
-[submodule "conference/other-plugins/pelican-redirect"]
-	path = conference/other-plugins/pelican-redirect
-	url = https://github.com/slinkp/pelican-redirect