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+## Contributing
+1. Fork the project.
+2. Create a topic branch.
+3. Add failing tests.
+4. Add code to pass the failing tests.
+5. Run `bundle exec rake`. If failing, repeat step 4.
+6. Commit and push your changes.
+7. Submit a pull request. Please do not include changes to the gemspec.
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 Simply builds and verifies OAuth headers
 
-## Contributing
-1. Fork the project.
-2. Create a topic branch.
-3. Add failing tests.
-4. Add code to pass the failing tests.
-5. Run `bundle exec rake`. If failing, repeat step 4.
-6. Commit and push your changes.
-7. Submit a pull request. Please do not include changes to the gemspec.
-
 ## Supported Rubies
 This library aims to support and is [tested
 against](http://travis-ci.org/laserlemon/simple_oauth) the following Ruby