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+## a horrible customized gentoo-install
+i was too lazy to figure out how to fork it from github my apologies
+
+[source/upstream/whatever it's called i forgot](https://github.com/oddlama/gentoo-install)
+
+todo:
+DO NOT USE!!!!! I'M NOT DONE
+figure out how shell works
+cut down on unneeded features
+automatically install programs i like
+not break things (hopefully)