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+NOTE: This repo has been deprecated and is in read-only mode! The contracts have been moved into the main Ionic monorepo: https://github.com/ionicprotocol/monorepo/tree/development/packages/contracts
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 # Contracts
 
 Main repository for Ionic Protocol's contracts