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 - [Client Library Documentation][javadocs]
 
 
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 ## Quickstart
 
 If you are using Maven with [BOM][libraries-bom], add this to your pom.xml file:
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 See the [Cloud Storage client library docs][javadocs] to learn how to
 use this Cloud Storage Client Library.
 
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 ## About Storage Control
 
 The [Storage Control API][storage-control-reference] lets you perform metadata-specific, control plane, and long-running operations.
 
 The Storage Control API creates one space to perform metadata-specific, control plane, and long-running operations apart from the Storage API. Separating these operations from the Storage API improves API standardization and lets you run faster releases.
 
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 #### Creating an authorized service object
 
 To make authenticated requests to Google Cloud Storage, you must create a service object with credentials. You can
@@ -426,7 +424,6 @@ Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
 
 [product-docs]: https://cloud.google.com/storage
 [javadocs]: https://cloud.google.com/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-storage/latest/history
-[storage-control-reference] https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/reference/rpc/
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