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 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
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+**DEPRECATION NOTICE**
 
-⚠️ This repository is **deprecated**.  
+This repository is **deprecated**.  
 Active development now continues in the [ResilientDB Monorepo](https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/tree/master).
 
 The Smart Contract GraphQL can be found at [ecosystem/smart-contract/smart-contract-graphql](https://github.com/apache/incubator-resilientdb/tree/master/ecosystem/smart-contract/smart-contract-graphql).