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 # glitch-legacy-projects
-Some projects i made between 2018-2022 and hosted them on glitch.com i guess
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+This repository is an archive of legacy projects originally hosted on Glitch, including experiments, bots, and small web apps created over multiple years.
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+## What is in this repo?
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+- A `projects/` directory containing individual project snapshots
+- Mostly Node.js/Express-style apps with per-project `package.json` files
+- Historical code preserved for reference rather than a single runnable app