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 ## Getting in Touch
 
 If you have any questions regarding the use or development of Hammond,
-want to discuss design or simply hang out, please join us in [#hammond on irc.gnome.org.](irc://irc.gnome.org/#hammond)
+want to discuss design or simply hang out, please join us in `#hammond` on
+[irc.gnome.org.][irc] or [matrix][matrix].
 
 Note:
 
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 And almost the entirety of the build system is copied from the [Fractal](https://gitlab.gnome.org/danigm/fractal) project.
 
-[vendor]: https://github.com/alexcrichton/cargo-vendor
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+[vendor]: https://github.com/alexcrichton/cargo-vendor
+[irc]: irc://irc.gnome.org/#hammond
+[matrix]: https://matrix.to/#/#hammond:matrix.org
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