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    	    	<h2>Apache Geode Documentation</h2>
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    		<h3>User Documentation<br /></h3>
    		<p>User Guides, including installation instructions, by version:</p>
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		      <a href="guide/18/about_geode.html">Apache Geode 1.8 User Guide</a>
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		      <a href="nc-guide/18/about_geode.html">Apache Geode Native Client 1.8 User Guide</a>
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		      <a href="guide/17/about_geode.html">Apache Geode 1.7 User Guide</a>
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		      <a href="guide/16/about_geode.html">Apache Geode 1.6 User Guide</a>
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		      <a href="guide/15/about_geode.html">Apache Geode 1.5 User Guide</a>
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		      <a href="guide/14/about_geode.html">Apache Geode 1.4 User Guide</a>
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	    	<h3>API Docs</h3>
	    	<p><a href="http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/index.html" style="color: #1275ff;">Apache Geode API Reference</a></p>
                <p><a href="http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/cppdocs/index.html" style="color: #1275ff;">Apache Geode Native Client C++ API Reference</a></p>
                <p><a href="http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/dotnetdocs/index.html" style="color: #1275ff;">Apache Geode Native Client .NET API Reference</a></p>
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	    	<h3><a href="https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/GEODE/Index" style="color: #1275ff;">Wiki</a></h3>
	    	<p>Community contributions on various topics<p>
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