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@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ can be considered a drop in replacement for libmemcached and
libmc is developed and maintained by Douban Inc. Currently, it is
working in a production environment, powering all web traffic on
-`douban.com `__. [#]_
-
-.. [#] The link not an endorsement of the traffic estimate site's accuracy, just
- a publicly available reference point
+`douban.com `__.
Build and Installation
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