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 Want to help?
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-- ⭐️ Star the ``Dependency Injector`` on the `Github <https://github.com/ets-labs/python-dependency-injector/>`_
-- 🆕 Start a new project with the ``Dependency Injector``
-- 💬 Tell your friend about the ``Dependency Injector``
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+- |star| Star the ``Dependency Injector`` on the `Github <https://github.com/ets-labs/python-dependency-injector/>`_
+- |new| Start a new project with the ``Dependency Injector``
+- |tell| Tell your friend about the ``Dependency Injector``
 
 Want to contribute?
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-- 🔀 Fork the project
-- ⬅️ Open a pull request to the ``develop`` branch
+- |fork| Fork the project
+- |pull| Open a pull request to the ``develop`` branch
 
 .. _PyPi: https://pypi.org/project/dependency-injector/
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+.. |star| unicode:: 0xE2AD90EFB88F .. star sign
+.. |new| unicode:: 0xF09F8695 .. new sign
+.. |tell| unicode:: 0xF09F92AC .. tell sign
+.. |fork| unicode:: 0xF09F9480 .. fork sign
+.. |pull| unicode:: 0xE2AC85EFB88F .. pull sign