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+### External Modules
+
+  1. By default modules will be loaded from */modules* and */contrib*.
+  2. Additional module directories can be added to the
+     `:prezto:load:pmodule-dirs` setting in *~/.zpreztorc*.
+
+    Note that module names need to be unique or they will cause an error when
+    loading.
+
+     ```console
+     zstyle ':prezto:load' pmodule-dirs $HOME/.zprezto-contrib
+     ```
+
 Customization
 -------------