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-- Overview
-  - [mermaid](README.md) 
-  - [Overview](n00b-overview.md)
-  - [Use-Cases and Integrations](integrations.md)
-  - [FAQ](faq.md)
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-- Getting Started 
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-  - [Getting started](n00b-gettingStarted.md)
-  - [Tutorials](Tutorials.md)
-  - [API-Usage](usage.md)
-  - [Configurations](Setup.md)
-  - [Directives](8.6.0_docs.md)
-  - [Theming](theming.md)
-  - [mermaid CLI](mermaidCLI.md)
-  - [Advanced usage](n00b-advanced.md)
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-- Contributions and Community
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-  - [Development and Contribution](development.md)
-  - [Mermaid Versions](versionUpdates.md)
-  - [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
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-- Diagrams, Syntax, and Examples 
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-  - [Diagram syntax intro](n00b-syntaxReference.md)
-  - [Examples](examples.md)
-  - [Flowchart](flowchart.md)
-  - [Sequence diagram](sequenceDiagram.md)
-  - [Class Diagram](classDiagram.md)
-  - [State Diagram](stateDiagram.md)
-  - [Entity Relationship Diagram](entityRelationshipDiagram.md)
-  - [User Journey](user-journey.md)
-  - [Gantt](gantt.md)
-  - [Pie Chart](pie.md)