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 This script is a style guide for the ao-bash / ao-mud project and is not meant to be run. Please examine the file in a text editor.
 
+This file represents the current moment of consensus for best practices or de facto policy for the ao-bash / ao-mud project. Please don't take it as the final word; if you would like to critique or improve this document and the best practices it contains, please do so.
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 # File Extensions
 
 Name scripts in the ao-bash suite without the `.sh` file extension. (Reason: When folders of ao-bash spells are added to the $PATH directory, the scripts can simply be called by name, without having to type `.sh` every time.)
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 ```ask_yn "Would you like a treatment?" Y```
 
+# Style References
+
+These projects and links provide a reference for the overall aesthetic approach of this project:
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+- [An App Can Be a Home-Cooked Meal](https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/)
+- [ao-3](https://github.com/autonomousorganization/ao-3) and [ao-react](https://github.com/coalition-of-invisible-colleges/ao-react/)
+- [multiverse.plus](https://multiverse.plus)
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