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+===========
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+A library for generating incremental LR parsers with integrated lexers
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+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/maxbrunsfeld/tree_sitter.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/maxbrunsfeld/tree_sitter)