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+# This is the configuration for the pronouns.today web server
+
+# The port the server should listen on
+port: 1312
+
+# A list of pronouns recognized by the server
+#
+# WARNING:  When adding pronouns, only add pronouns to the bottom of the list, and do not
+# remove pronouns.  Doing so will break all of the prefstrings.  Again, adding pronouns to
+# the middle of the list, or removing from anywhere in the list will BREAK EVERYONE's
+# PRONOUNS so DON'T DO IT.
+#
+# (except of course before you release)
+pronoun_list:
+- ["she",  "her",  "her",   "hers",    "herself"  ]
+- ["he",   "him",  "his",   "his",     "himself"  ]
+- ["they", "them", "their", "theirs",  "themself" ]
+- ["it",   "it",   "its",   "its",     "itself"   ]
+- ["xe",   "xem",  "xyr",   "xyrs",    "xemself"  ]
+- ["ze",   "zem",  "zyr",   "zyrs",    "zemself"  ]
+- ["fae",  "faer", "faer",  "faers",   "faerself" ]
+- ["ne",   "nem",  "nir",   "nirs",    "nirself"  ]
+- ["e",    "em",   "eir",   "eirs",    "eirself"  ]
+- ["vey",  "vem",  "ver",   "vers",    "verself"  ]
+- ["ae",  "aem",   "aer",   "aers",    "aerself"  ]