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+*/
diff --git a/third_party/README.md b/third_party/README.md
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+# Third party dependencies
+
+All toxcore dependencies you want to build yourself should end up here, not in
+the source root. This directory is exempt from code style checks.
+
+TODO(iphydf): Change appveyor.yml to unpack dependencies here.