diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "ethereal/assets/samplecoin"]
+	path = ethereal/assets/samplecoin
+	url = git@github.com:obscuren/SampleCoin.git
diff --git a/ethereal/assets/samplecoin b/ethereal/assets/samplecoin
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+Subproject commit 944fbaa31d51328b522c0cd55113716630b4cbcb