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 <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/httpie/httpie/master/docs/httpie-animation.gif" alt="HTTPie in action" width="100%"/>
 
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+## We lost 54k GitHub stars
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+Please note we recently accidentally made this repo private for a moment, and GitHub deleted our community that took a decade to build. Read the full story here: https://httpie.io/blog/stardust
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+![](docs/stardust.png)
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 ## Getting started
 
 - [Installation instructions →](https://httpie.io/docs#installation)
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