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 # StringArtGenerator
 Web based string art generator
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+This project is heavily based on the work of reddit user /u/kmmeerts from his post: https://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/au0ilz/made_a_string_art_portrait_out_of_a_continuous_2/