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+script: ant test
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 # UMLGraph - Declarative Drawing of UML Diagrams
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dspinellis/umlgraph.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dspinellis/umlgraph)
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 *UMLGraph* allows the declarative specification and drawing of
 UML  diagrams.
 You can browse the system's documentation