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 # aequitas
 
+**This library is not under active maintenance; if you'd like to perform
+maintenance yourself, feel free to open an issue requesting access.**
+
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 @title aequitas
 @doc
 
+<b>This library is not under active maintenance; if you'd like to perform maintenance yourself, feel free to open an issue requesting access.</b>
+
 <a target="_parent" href="https://hex.pm/packages/aequitas" alt="Hex.pm Package">
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 <a target="_parent" href="https://github.com/g-andrade/aequitas/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild" alt="Travis CI Build Status">