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@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ kuska is an implementation of decentralized social network [Secure Scuttlebutt](
 kuska-ssb is the implementation of protocols involved in ssb (unless the the handhake and box stream that are in the [ssb-handshake repo](https://github.com/Kuska-ssb/kuska-handshake) ), detailed information about the protocol can be found in https://ssbc.github.io/scuttlebutt-protocol-guide/ and https://scuttlebot.io/apis/scuttlebot/ssb.html
 
 
-## License
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