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+# DEPRECATED
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+This repository only exists for compatibility reasons with existing clients depending on it. 
+The repository has been rennamed to Bitmask Core Android and can be found here: https://0xacab.org/leap/android_libs/bitmask-core-android.
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+All further development will happen in the aforementioned repo.
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 ### Bitmask Core 
 
 This repository contains all golang dependencies currently used in Bitmask Android and custom branded versions of it: