    if (!existingQuote && autoQuote) {
      /// 
      openQuoteEle.innerText = getSetting(['modules','sent-utils','auto-quote-open',],'「');
      closeQuoteEle.innerText = getSetting(['modules','sent-utils','auto-quote-close',],'」');
      /// 
    }

    // no quotes are added
    if (!existingQuote && !autoQuote) {
      // note that it defaults to having quotes + auto align without this module being ran
      // hence why all these steps have to be done
      openQuoteEle.innerText = "";
      clos