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//inserts a formatting character between every character, making it invisible when displayed as lore
    public static String encodeHiddenLore(String lore){
        for(int i = 0; i < lore.length(); i+=2){
            lore = lore.substring(0, i) + ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR + lore.substring(i, lore.length());
        }
        return lore;
    }

    //removes the formatting characters
    public static String decodeHiddenLore(String lore){
        while(lore.contains(ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR + "")){
            lore =lore.substring(0, lore.indexOf(ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR)) + lore.substring(lore.indexOf(ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR)+1, lore.length());
        }
        return lore;
    }