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-Like spacemacs, but for vim. 
+SpaceVim is a distribution, a bundle of custom settings and plugins, for Vim. It
+got inspired by [spacemacs](https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs).
+
+For learning about Vim in general, read
+[vim-galore](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore).
 
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