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-# Audacity [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/audacity/audacity.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/audacity/audacity)
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 Audacity(R): A Free, Cross-Platform Digital Audio Editor
   WWW: http://audacityteam.org/