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-# TChannel [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/uber/tchannel.svg?branch=master)] (https://travis-ci.org/uber/tchannel)
+# TChannel [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/uber/tchannel.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/uber/tchannel)
 
 Network multiplexing and framing protocol for RPC