/*
Theme Name: The Back Benchers Editorial
Theme URI: https://theback-benchers.com/
Author: The Back Benchers
Description: Responsive editorial theme built for The Back Benchers.
Version: 1.0.1
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: tbb-editorial
*/
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