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+# MarseyBot
+Posts emojis from rDrama.net to Discord
+
+before use in the same directory as the scripts:
+ - make a folder called 'emojis' with all the emojis from https://rdrama.net/assets/emojis.zip
+ - make a file called 'discord_token.txt' with your discord bot token
+ - the bot needs text permissions when added to server
+
+   
+xoxo Guzzy