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-# nalgebra
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sebcrozet/nalgebra.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sebcrozet/nalgebra)
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+nalgebra
+========
 
 **nalgebra** is a low-dimensional linear algebra library written for Rust targeting: