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 # ethcore
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+[![Build Status][travis-image]][travis-url] [![Coverage Status][coveralls-image]][coveralls-url]
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+[travis-image]: https://travis-ci.com/ethcore/parity.svg?token=DMFvZu71iaTbUYx9UypX&branch=master
+[travis-url]: https://travis-ci.com/ethcore/parity
+[coveralls-image]: https://coveralls.io/repos/github/ethcore/parity/badge.svg?branch=master&t=Fk0OuQ
+[coveralls-url]: https://coveralls.io/r/ethcore/parity?branch=master