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+### This repository is here for legacy information. For more recent info on accessing Cytoscape through R, please refer to the [RCy3](https://github.com/cytoscape/RCy3) library as well as the [Sample R Scripts](https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape-automation/tree/master/for-scripters/R) in the Cytoscape Automation repository.
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 # Sample cyREST workflows in R 
 
 ![](http://cl.ly/image/3O242T1K1k46/structure-aware-layout.png)
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 Source code license: [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 
-Texts and images are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) 
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+Texts and images are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)