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+# Archival notice
+
+The applications that resided in this repository have been [moved into RIOT].
+Please see the [examples inside RIOT] to find both these and other applications.
+
+The repository is left online only for documentation of the applications' history.
+
+[moved into RIOT]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/pull/18602
+[examples inside RIOT]: https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/tree/master/examples
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+---
+
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 # RIOT Applications