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+# autonick config file
+# every line in this file that is not empty and does
+# not start with "#" will be used as a nickname by the
+# autonick script.
+
+# nicknames can be multiple words
+Toady One
+Threetoe
+
+# animals
+Mouse
+Otter
+Snake
+Owl
+Bat
+Fox
+Mole
+Cat
+Badger
+Squirrel
+Kit
+Wren
+Jay
+Crow
+Raven
+Sparrow
+
+# colours
+Flash
+Red
+Gray
+Blue
+Shadow
+Indigo
+Jade
+Umber
+Silver
+
+# planets
+Mars
+Jupiter
+Saturn
+
+# nature
+Blaze
+River
+Snow
+Bones
+Rain
+Reed
+Lake
+Briar
+Brook
+Sky
+Storm
+Clay
+Ember
+Marsh
+Star
+
+# trees
+Ash
+Oak
+Rowan
+Aspen
+Alder
+Apple
+Beech
+Birch
+Box
+Cedar
+Cypress
+Elder
+Elm
+Larch
+Fir
+Juniper
+Lime
+Pine
+Poplar
+Spruce
+Yew
+
+# seasons
+Spring
+Summer
+Autumn
+Winter
+
+# cardinals
+North
+South
+East
+West
+
+# other
+Ink
+Echo
+Mint
+Mel
+X
+Sam
+Tango
+Gadget
+Brum
+Wall
+Beam
+Ud
+Tal
+Ren
+Aki
+Jun
+Kei
+Lynn
+Lex
+Cid
+Miles
+Rotor
+Mesa
+Verse
+
+# from the "300 list"
+Aiden
+Arden
+Auden
+August
+Avery
+Avis
+Bay
+Blake
+Erin
+Ezra
+Kai
+Lane
+Leah
+Noel
+Pat
+Ray
+Remi
+Roan
+Robyn
+Salem
+Sean
+Tate
+Tobin
+Tori
+True
+Val
+Wilder
+Wisdom
+Wyatt
+Zephyr
+