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+.hugo_build.lock
 
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 Lines have a character limit of 120 where possible.
 
+# Theme Branches
+
+I have branches for each theme for the website. Commits to `master` should be theme-independent commits, e.g. new
+posts. Theme branches should pull from `master` whenever there are new `master` commits. Commits exclusive to theme
+branches should *only* be for changes relevant to the theme.
+
 # Licensing
 
 The contents of this git repo are licensed under [GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt). The contents of the