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+footer
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+<img src="/assets/images/logo-200x60.png">
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+---
+layout: default
+---
+{% include site/header.html %}
+
+{{ content }}
+
+{% include site/footer.html %}
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+$ssq_blue: #00cdff;
+$ssq_red: #cc655c;
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+---
+layout: site
+---
+<div class="center">
+  <div class="center-inner">
+
+    <h1>StarterSquad</h1>
+
+    <h2>Launching Soon</h2>
+
+    <h3>You can always find us here</h3>
+
+    <ul class="socials">
+      <li>
+        <a class="coderwall" href="//coderwall.com/team/startersquad">StarterSquad at Coderwall</a>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <a class="twitter" href="//twitter.com/StarterSquad">StarterSquad at Twitter</a>
+      </li>
+      <li>
+        <a class="github" href="//github.com/StarterSquad">StarterSquad at Github</a>
+      </li>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+</div>
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