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 # DesignPatternsPHP
 
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+Note from the maintainers: 
+> The project's ReadTheDocs pages is currently down and are being reconfigured. We're sorry for any inconvenience please read through the repository directly on github.  
 
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 or [Download as PDF/Epub](https://readthedocs.org/projects/designpatternsphp/downloads/)