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 [![build status](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/proxy.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/angel-dart/proxy)
 
 Angel middleware to forward requests to another server (i.e. pub serve).
-Based on [this repo](https://github.com/agilord/http_request_proxy).
 
 ```dart
 import 'package:angel_proxy/angel_proxy.dart';
@@ -24,4 +23,4 @@ main() async {
 ```
 
 If your app's `storeOriginalBuffer` is `true`, then request bodies will be forwarded
-as well, if they are not empty. This allows things like POST requests to function.
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+as well, if they are not empty. This allows things like POST requests to function.