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 # ophyd-async
 
-Asynchronous Bluesky hardware abstraction code, compatible with control systems like EPICS and Tango
+Asynchronous Bluesky hardware abstraction code, compatible with control systems like EPICS and Tango.
 
 |    Source     |     <https://github.com/bluesky/ophyd-async>      |
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