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   <footer class="mastfoot mt-auto">
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+      <p>This site is currently offline, in a small expression of solidarity.<br/>The <a href="https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/tree/master/docs">REST framework documentation</a> remains accessible on <a href="https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework">the GitHub repo.</p>
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@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ body {
 
   <footer class="mastfoot mt-auto">
     <div class="inner">
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+      <p>This site is currently offline, in a small expression of solidarity.<br/>The <a href="https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework/tree/master/docs">REST framework documentation</a> remains accessible on <a href="https://github.com/encode/django-rest-framework">the GitHub repo.</p>
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