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+//= require quill
+
+// Globally overwrite links handling in Quill rich text editor
+var Link = Quill.import('formats/link');
+Link.sanitize = function(url) {
+  if (url.includes('http:') || url.includes('https:')) {
+    return url;
+  }
+  return 'http://' + url;
+};