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+;; We need org in order to make use of the tangling functionality
+(require 'org)
+;; Open the org-mode configuration
+(find-file (concat user-emacs-directory "init.org"))
+;; Tangle the file
+(org-babel-tangle)
+;; Load the tangled file
+(load-file (concat user-emacs-directory "init.el"))
+;; Byte-compile it
+(byte-compile-file (concat user-emacs-directory "init.el"))