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 # libxml2
 
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+**NOTICE**: Instead of making people use this library while wondering if this module is ever going to be modified any time soon, I've opted to archive it. I may come back to it later, but for the time being I have no motivation or pressing need to work on this project.
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 Interface to libxml2, with DOM interface.
 
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