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 - [[metasj]]
   - [[ahs]]
   - [[hillel the elder]]
-- [[init]]
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+- [[init]]
+- [[linus torvalds]]
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+# linus torvalds
+
+- a [[person]].
+  - [[linux]]
+  - [[git]]
+- a [[role model]].
+