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+**This library is very old and unmaintained.**
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+There may be some good bits worth salvaging, but for new projects I recommend the [avr-c-boilerplate](https://github.com/MightyPork/avr-c-boilerplate) as a base instead. Copy and port good modules from this library if you like.
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 # "porklib", MightyPork's Arduino Library
 
 This library aims to make development for AVR in C easy and fun.