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 # The Solidity Contract-Oriented Programming Language
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-Solidity is a statically typed, contract-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts on the Ethereum platform.
+Solidity is a statically typed, contract-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts on the Ethereum platform
 
 ## Table of Contents