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 [![build status](https://travis-ci.org/exogen/graphbrainz.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/exogen/graphbrainz)
 [![latest release](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/graphbrainz.svg?label=latest+release)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/graphbrainz)
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+[![license](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](https://github.com/exogen/graphbrainz/blob/master/LICENSE)
 
 An [Express][] server and middleware for querying [MusicBrainz][] using
 [GraphQL][].