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+<?php
+/**
+ * The template for displaying the footer
+ *
+ * Contains the closing of the "site-content" div and all content after.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Twenty_Fifteen
+ * @since Twenty Fifteen 1.0
+ */
+?>
+
+	</div><!-- .site-content -->
+
+	<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer" role="contentinfo">
+		<div class="site-info">
+			<?php
+				/**
+				 * Fires before the Twenty Fifteen footer text for footer customization.
+				 *
+				 * @since Twenty Fifteen 1.0
+				 */
+				do_action( 'twentyfifteen_credits' );
+			?>
+			Created in <a href="https://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> by <a href="http://adrianshort.org">Adrian Short</a> for <a href="http://talkaboutlocal.org">Talk About Local</a> funded by the <a href="http://www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/home">Carnegie UK Trust</a>
+		</div><!-- .site-info -->
+	</footer><!-- .site-footer -->
+
+</div><!-- .site -->
+
+<?php wp_footer(); ?>
+
+</body>
+</html>