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 For detailed information on the architecture, installation and use of go-micro checkout the [docs](https://micro.mu/docs).
 
-## Learn By Example
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-An example service can be found in [**examples/service**](https://github.com/micro/examples/tree/master/service) and function in [**examples/function**](https://github.com/micro/examples/tree/master/function). 
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