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 This plugin does **not** implement cryptography itself.
 All cryptographic logic remains in ``ccc_rust``.
 
-Using FFI instead of platform channels allows Flutter to call hardware‑grade, 
-memory‑safe Rust cryptography directly, delivering native performance, 
+Using FFI instead of platform channels allows Flutter to call hardware-grade, 
+memory-safe Rust cryptography directly, delivering native performance, 
 lower overhead, and stronger security isolation without reimplementing crypto in Dart.