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 # level-js
 
-> An [`abstract-leveldown`][abstract-leveldown] compliant store on top of [IndexedDB][indexeddb].
+**An [`abstract-leveldown`][abstract-leveldown] compliant store on top of [IndexedDB][indexeddb].**
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+> :pushpin: This module will soon be [deprecated](https://github.com/Level/community/issues/113), because it is superseded by [`browser-level`](https://github.com/Level/browser-level).
 
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