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+# gitTask
+Demo repository for assessing ability to use Git with Brackets
+# Pet Dating App
+
+Our app puts playdates in the paws of your pets
+
+## Authors 
+
+Jodie, Allen, Elyse, and Denny
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 - Teach pets to use smart phone
 - create a better user interface - dropdown menus?
 - Research the market - how to best match animals
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+- Add colour to the UI draft. red/green buttons to clarify their intended use?