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+## Prettier 2.0
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+This is the branch containing code for Prettier’s 2.0 release. See [the `master` branch](https://github.com/prettier/prettier) for the 1.x code/docs.
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 ![Prettier Banner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prettier/prettier-logo/master/images/prettier-banner-light.png)
 
 <h2 align="center">Opinionated Code Formatter</h2>