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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/behdad/harfbuzz.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/behdad/harfbuzz)
+[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/behdad/harfbuzz.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/behdad/harfbuzz)
+
 This is HarfBuzz, a text shaping library.
 
 For bug reports, mailing list, and other information please visit:
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   http://harfbuzz.org/
 
 For license information, see the file COPYING.
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-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/behdad/harfbuzz.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/behdad/harfbuzz)
-[![Coverage Status](https://img.shields.io/coveralls/behdad/harfbuzz.svg)](https://coveralls.io/r/behdad/harfbuzz)