diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "misc/brackets"]
+	path = misc/brackets
+	url = https://github.com/kerabromsmu/brackets-factor.git
diff --git a/misc/brackets b/misc/brackets
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+Subproject commit 963cbcb18da33c96b61009009f6fb11746f1ca11