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 ## Welcome!
 
-We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to an Library of Congress open source project! If you're unsure about anything, just ask -- or submit the issue or pull request anyway. The worst that can happen is you'll be politely asked to change something. We love all friendly contributions.
+We're so glad you're thinking about contributing to an Library of Congress open source project! We love all friendly contributions.
 
 We encourage you to read this project's CONTRIBUTING policy (you are here), its [LICENSE](LICENSE.txt), its [NOTICE](NOTICE.txt), and its [README](README.md).