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 =================
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript)
-[![Snap Status](https://build.snapcraft.io/badge/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript.svg)](https://build.snapcraft.io/user/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript)
 
 **AssemblyScript** compiles strictly typed [TypeScript](http://www.typescriptlang.org) (basically JavaScript with types) to [WebAssembly](http://webassembly.org) using [Binaryen](https://github.com/WebAssembly/binaryen). It generates lean and mean WebAssembly modules while being just an `npm install` away.
 
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+Snaps are containerised software packages that are simple to create and install on all major Linux systems without modification. [Learn more](https://docs.snapcraft.io/).
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+[![Snap Status](https://build.snapcraft.io/badge/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript.svg)](https://build.snapcraft.io/user/AssemblyScript/assemblyscript)