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My very first Hacktoberfest!

I've been so excited about my first Hacktoberfest! I haven't had the chance to contribute to open source just yet in my career but I've really wanted to. I thought this would be a great opportunity to begin my OSS journey!

I'll continue to update this article with my progress throughout the month 😊

Stay tuned!

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