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 .. _actor model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor_model
 .. _trio: https://github.com/python-trio/trio
 .. _multiprocessing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprocessing
@@ -56,12 +52,10 @@ community). If you want to help, have suggestions or just want to
 say hi, please feel free to ping me on the `trio gitter channel`_!
 
 .. _trio gitter channel: https://gitter.im/python-trio/general
-A `structured concurrent`_, async-native "`actor model`_" built on trio_ and multiprocessing_.
 
 
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