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-# mastodon-pesos
+# Mastodon PESOS
+
+Fetch a Mastodon account's posts and save them as Markdown files. For the time being this works with [Hugo](https://gohugo.io).
+
+Use this to syndicate Mastodon posts to your own site. See IndieWeb's guide on [PESOS](https://indieweb.org/PESOS) for more information.