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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/dwrensha/capnproto-java.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/dwrensha/capnproto-java)
 
-
 [Cap'n Proto](http://capnproto.org) is an extremely efficient protocol for sharing data
-and capabilities.
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-capnproto-java is an early-stage pure Java implementation.
+and capabilities,
+and capnproto-java is a work-in-progress pure Java implementation.
 
 [Read more here.](https://dwrensha.github.io/capnproto-java/index.html)