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   <a href="http://protocol.ai"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-Protocol%20Labs-blue.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
   <a href="http://libp2p.io/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/project-libp2p-yellow.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
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 # Table of Contents
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 import "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p"
 ```
 
-### API
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-[![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p)
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 ### Examples
 
 Examples can be found in the [examples folder](examples).