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+tasks:
+  - init: "'"
+    command: 'echo "TODO: Replace with command to start project"'
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+[![Gitpod ready-to-code](https://img.shields.io/badge/Gitpod-ready--to--code-blue?logo=gitpod)](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/atulkum/pointer_summarizer)
+
 pytorch implementation of *[Get To The Point: Summarization with Pointer-Generator Networks](https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.04368)*
 
 1. [Train with pointer generation and coverage loss enabled](#train-with-pointer-generation-and-coverage-loss-enabled)