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<span></span></p></div></div><nav class=toc-inlined aria-label="Table of Contents"><div><hr><ol><li role=none aria-label="What is a service mesh?"><a href=#what-is-a-service-mesh>What is a service mesh?</a><li role=none aria-label="Why use Istio?"><a href=#why-use-istio>Why use Istio?</a><li role=none aria-label="Core features"><a href=#core-features>Core features</a><ol><li role=