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+2Geom: easy 2D graphics library
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+This repository has moved to:
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+https://gitlab.com/inkscape/lib2geom
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+This mirror is no longer being updated.
+The latest code is available on GitLab, please submit merge requests there.
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+A snapshot of the code as of March 11, 2019 is available in the branch 'master-archive'.