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 Sixt is an Enterprise Sponsor of Micro
 
 <a href="https://micro.mu/blog/2016/04/25/announcing-sixt-sponsorship.html"><img src="https://micro.mu/sixt_logo.png" width=150px height="auto" /></a>
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-Become a sponsor by backing micro on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/microhq)