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@@ -8,11 +8,17 @@ Documentation is at https://periph.io
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/periph.io/x/periph)](https://goreportcard.com/report/periph.io/x/periph)
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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/google/periph.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/google/periph)
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+
+
+Join us for a chat on
+[gophers.slack.com/messages/periph](https://gophers.slack.com/messages/periph),
+get an [invite here](https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/).
 
 
 ## Example
 
+Blink a LED:
+
 ~~~go
 package main