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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ A Python async client for the [NATS messaging system](https://nats.io).
 
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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/nats-io/python-nats.svg?branch=master)](http://travis-ci.org/nats-io/python-nats)
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 ## Supported platforms