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+# Examples
+
+This directory contains a number of different examples of how to run applications with Kubernetes.
+
+**Note**
+This documentation is current for HEAD.  
+
+Examples for previous releases is available in their respective branches:
+   * [v0.18.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/tree/release-0.18/examples)
+   * [v0.17.1](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/tree/release-0.17/examples)
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