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+## 🚨 DEPRECATION WARNING 🚨
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+With the upstreaming of most op-viem features into [Viem](https://viem.sh/op-stack) consider this library deprecated. We recommend using [Viem's native OP Stack support](https://viem.sh/op-stack) instead.
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 ## Features
 
 - Simplifies cross L1 & L2 interactions