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 impart
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-![MIT license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/writeas/impart.svg) [![Public Slack discussion](http://slack.write.as/badge.svg)](http://slack.write.as/)
+![MIT license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/writeas/impart.svg) [![#writeas on freenode](https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23writeas-blue.svg)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=writeas) [![Public Slack discussion](http://slack.write.as/badge.svg)](http://slack.write.as/)
 
 **impart** is a library for the final layer between the API and the consumer. It's used in the latest [Write.as](https://write.as) and [HTMLhouse](https://html.house) APIs.