diff --git a/lua/plugins/colorscheme.lua b/lua/plugins/colorscheme.lua
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+-- Paper Tonic colorscheme
+-- Local plugin via symlink
+
+return {
+  {
+    dir = vim.fn.expand('~/.config/nvim/paper-tonic'),
+    lazy = false,    -- Load immediately on startup
+    priority = 1000, -- Load before other plugins
+    config = function()
+      vim.cmd.colorscheme('paper-tonic')
+    end,
+  },
+}
diff --git a/paper-tonic b/paper-tonic
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+/home/ray/projects/nvim-paper-tonic
\ No newline at end of file