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 Some other features of tarpc:
 - Pluggable transport: any type impling `Stream<Item = Request> + Sink<Response>` can be
   used as a transport to connect the client and server.
-- `Send + 'static` optional: if the transport doesn't require it, neither does tarpc!
+- `Send` optional: if the transport doesn't require it, neither does tarpc!
 - Cascading cancellation: dropping a request will send a cancellation message to the server.
   The server will cease any unfinished work on the request, subsequently cancelling any of its
   own requests, repeating for the entire chain of transitive dependencies.