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-We should probably put something interesting in here.
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-Instead, here's a bunny with a pancake on its head:
-  ___
-m(^,^)m
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+Pyfa is a cross-platform desktop fitting application for EVE online that can be used natively on any platform where python and wxwidgets are available.
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+It provides many advanced features such as graphs and full calculations of any possible combination of modules, fits, etc.
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+pyfa website:
+http://www.evefit.org/Pyfa
+EVE Online website:
+http://www.eveonline.com/