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 # Better Bib(La)TeX for Zotero/Juris-M [![Circle CI](https://circleci.com/gh/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex)
 
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 This extension aims to make Zotero/Juris-M effective for us text-based authoring holdouts; currently, that translates to the
 LaTeX/Markdown crowd. To get started, read the
 [Installation](https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/wiki/Installation) instructions.  At its core, it