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 At the moment this is very basic but it works with smol files (large ones end up borking at the moment).
 
 ```sh
-RUST_LOG=cargo run --example download
+cargo run --example download
 ```
 
 There is a quick check for httpbin's IPs via `nslookup` and connectivity **not** using the Mixnet:
 
 ```sh
-RUST_LOG=cargo run --example check
+cargo run --example check
 ```