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 # Contributing
 
 Please see [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+# Code of Conduct
+
+We follow the [Rust Code of Conduct](http://www.rust-lang.org/conduct.html),
+with the following additional clauses:
+
+* We respect the rights to privacy and anonymity for contributors and people in
+  the community.  If someone wishes to contribute under a pseudonym different to
+  their primary identity, that wish is to be respected by all contributors.
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-# Code of Conduct
-
-We follow the [Rust Code of Conduct](http://www.rust-lang.org/conduct.html),
-with the following additional clauses:
-
-* We respect the rights to privacy and anonymity for contributors and people in
-  the community.  If someone wishes to contribute under a pseudonym different to
-  their primary identity, that wish is to be respected by all contributors.