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+# Sidetree.js
+
+Placeholder for refactoring element-lib.
+
+https://github.com/decentralized-identity/element
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+{
+  "name": "sidetree.js",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "",
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/OR13/sidetree.js.git"
+  },
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/OR13/sidetree.js/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/OR13/sidetree.js#readme"
+}