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 <p align="center"><i>
 Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token.  
-\- Edgar Allen Poe, The Raven
+\- Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
 </i></p>
 Token names are guaranteed unique. The first to issue a token with a given name is the owner of that token project.