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+# DEPRECATED
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+Apollo Client 2.0 no longer uses `apollo-fetch` but [`apollo-link`](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-link) instead. See https://www.apollographql.com/docs/react/2.0-migration.html for an example.
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+[This module is deprecated and will not receive further updates.](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-fetch/issues/80)
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