diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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-[submodule "blog/themes/papermod"]
-	path = themes/papermod
-	url = https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod
diff --git a/themes/papermod b/themes/papermod
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index c692695..0000000
--- a/themes/papermod
+++ /dev/null
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-Subproject commit c69269575464ba6f029d9bb51e1f984045c22d5c