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+## *This plugin is depreciated in favour of the new [zmq-plugin](https://github.com/wheeler-microfluidics/zmq-plugin)*
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 # ZeroMQ service MicroDrop plugin #
 
 This project implements a [MicroDrop][1] [plugin][2] to interface with a