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 # Tokio
 
+ _NOTE_: Tokio's [`master`](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio) branch is currently in the process of moving to `std::future::Future`, for `v0.1.x` based tokio releases please check out the [`v0.1.x`](https://github.com/tokio-rs/tokio/tree/v0.1.x) branch.
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 A runtime for writing reliable, asynchronous, and slim applications with
 the Rust programming language. It is: