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 # Soulseek-rs 🦀
 
+# ⚠️WARNING THIS IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND NOT READY FOR USE ⚠️
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 Souleek-rs is an experimental Soulseek client built in Rust. It's under
 development and not yet ready for use. Soulseek is a closed-source P2P
 file-sharing network from the 2000s. It's still used by music enthusiasts