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@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ implementation and other Rust Bitcoin-related projects, which are hosted in the
 mostly guidelines, not rules. Use your best judgment, and feel free to propose
 changes to this document in a pull request.
 
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 #### Table Of Contents
 
 - [General](#general)
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ NB: Please keep in mind that the script above replaces `Cargo.lock` file, which
 is necessary to support current MSRV, incompatible with `stable` and newer cargo
 versions.
 
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 ### Peer review
 
 Anyone may participate in peer review which is expressed by comments in the pull
@@ -147,7 +145,6 @@ test out the patch set and opine on the technical merits of the patch. Please,
 first review PR on the conceptual level before focusing on code style or
 grammar fixes.
 
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 ### Repository maintainers
 
 Pull request merge requirements:
@@ -172,7 +169,6 @@ Current list of the project maintainers:
 
 Library reflects Bitcoin Core approach whenever possible.
 
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 ### Formatting
 
 The repository currently does not use `rustfmt`.
@@ -188,14 +184,12 @@ and [how it is planned to coordinate it with crate refactoring](https://github.c
 For the new code it is recommended to follow style of the existing codebase and
 avoid any end-line space characters.
 
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 ### MSRV
 
 The Minimal Supported Rust Version (MSRV) is 1.29; it is enforced by our CI.
 Later we plan to increase MSRV to support Rust 2018 and you are welcome to check
 the [tracking issue](https://github.com/rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin/issues/510).
 
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 ### Naming conventions
 
 Naming of data structures/enums and their fields/variants must follow names used
@@ -204,7 +198,6 @@ in Bitcoin Core, with the following exceptions:
   snake_case for fields and variants);
 - omit `C`-prefixes.
 
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 ### Unsafe code
 
 Use of `unsafe` code is prohibited unless there is a unanimous decision among