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 ![Koito logo](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bd69a050-b40f-4da7-8ff1-4607554bfd6d)
 
+*Koito (小糸) is a Japanese surname. It is also homophonous with the words 恋と (koi to), meaning "and/with love".*
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