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 Simple Icons welcomes contributions and corrections. Before contributing, please make sure you have read the guidelines below. If you decide to contribute anything, please do the following:
 
 1. Fork this repository
-1. Hack on a separate topic branch from the latest `develop`
-1. Commit and push to the topic branch
+1. Create a new branch from the latest `develop` (read more [here](https://guides.github.com/introduction/flow/))
+1. Start hacking on the new branch
+1. Commit and push to the new branch
 1. Make a pull request
 
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