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 <http://www.twister.net.co>
 
-Bitcoin Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Core developers  
-libtorrent Copyright (c) 2003 - 2007, Arvid Norberg  
-twister Copyright (c) 2017 Miguel Freitas
+Bitcoin Copyright © 2009-2013 Bitcoin Core developers  
+libtorrent Copyright © 2003 - 2007, Arvid Norberg  
+twister Copyright © 2017 Miguel Freitas
 
 ## What is twister?