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 # Amazon Ion Java
-A Java implementation of the [Ion data notation](https://amazon-ion.github.io/ion-docs).
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+A Java implementation of the [Ion data notation](https://amazon-ion.github.io/ion-docs).
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 ## Setup
 This repository contains a [git submodule](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-submodule)
 called `ion-tests`, which holds test data used by `ion-java`'s unit tests.