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 non-working
 
+# notes
+
+the source code from this repo and all deps are included in the Docker image
+by the Dockerfile, vendoring them into the build artifact without requiring
+that they be copied into the git repo.
+
 # author
 
 sneak [sneak@sneak.berlin](mailto:sneak@sneak.berlin)