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-# MELPA
+# MELPA 
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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/milkypostman/melpa.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/milkypostman/melpa)
 
 MELPA is a growing collection of `package.el`-compatible Emacs Lisp
 packages built automatically on our server from the upstream source