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 Zulip Terminal is the official terminal client for Zulip, providing a
 [text-based user interface (TUI)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_user_interface).
 
+This is a small test change to verify my contribution workflow.
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 Specific aims include:
 * Providing a broadly similar user experience to the Zulip web client,
   ultimately supporting all of its features