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// @name Hacker News Compact and Clear
// @description Whiter background, narrower, declutered
// @version 1.0.0
// @author icetbr
// @icon https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?sz=64&domain=news.ycombinator.com
// @license MIT
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// @grant none
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