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+# monero-wallet-generator
+Monero offline wallet generator
+
+This page generates a new Monero address. It is self contained and does all the necessary calculations locally, so is suitable for generating a new wallet on a machine that is not connected to the network, and may even never be. This way, you can create a Monero wallet without risking the keys.