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 > Lots of libraries change requiring constant pull requests to keep up with newer python/numpy versions,
 > or for example modernizing our ci-cycle was not finalized and the owner currently lacks knowledge and time to go over changes.
 > If there is a community of researchers that want to be part of grakel's support please reach out,
-> to ioannis dot siglidis at enpc dot fr and we would be happy to gradually move you into maintenance.
+> to `ioannis <dot> siglidis <at> enpc <dot> fr` and we would be happy to gradually move you into maintenance.
 > Thank you! 💕
 
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