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 .. image:: http://juliafem.kapsi.fi/_static/notebooks-status.svg
   :target: http://juliafem.kapsi.fi/tutorials/index.html
 
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 Documentation: http://www.juliaFEM.org
 
 GitHub respository: https://github.com/JuliaFEM/JuliaFEM.jl