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 docx Mail Merge
 ===============
 
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 Performs a Mail Merge on Office Open XML (docx) files. Can be used on any
 system without having to install Microsoft Office Word. Supports Python 2.7,
 3.3 and up.
 
+Project Status
+==============
+
+I wrote the library some years ago to scratch an itch I was having. The itch
+is long gone and therefore the need to keep this library maintained. Over
+years I’ve merged some PRs, but my interest in maintaining this library has
+faded. I have decided to archive this repository. There is a community
+effort to continue work on this codebase, which can be found here:
+https://pypi.org/project/docx-mailmerge2/.
+
 Installation
 ============