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+pairs:
+  dg: Daniel Grippi; daniel
+  rs: Raphael Sofaer; raphael
+  iz: Ilya Zhitomirskiy; ilya
+  ms: Maxwell Salzberg; maxwell
+email:
+  prefix: pair
+  domain: joindiaspora.com