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+# Avalonia.Native
+Native libraries that implement Avalonia backends in native code, exposed with COM abi.
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+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/AvaloniaUI/avaloniaui.net/_apis/build/status/avaloniaui.avalonia.native)](https://dev.azure.com/AvaloniaUI/avaloniaui.net/_build/latest?definitionId=3)