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 # Polonium
 
+**Project status:** Work In Progress
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 **Polonium** is a deliberate file corrupter simulating Polonium radiation,
 damaging files as if bits of file are exposed to it. It modifies file contents,
 causing degradation or information loss by bit flipping. Written in ISO C99.