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+Gallery3 Contrib
+
+These are unofficial modules, themes and utilities for Gallery 3
+created by the Gallery community.  Many of them add considerable value
+to your Gallery 3 install, but they come with no official support from
+the core Gallery team.
+
+To discuss anything you find here, please refer to the Gallery forums:
+
+  http://gallery.menalto.com/forum/96
+
+For an easy interface to download and install individual modules,
+please refer to:
+
+  http://gallerymodules.com