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 In Svelte 4 stores were THE way to allow interactivity outside of a `.svelte` file. In Svelte 5 that changed and you can now use a `.svelte.{ts|js}` file with universal reactivity.
 
-When possible prefer to use universal reactivity instead of creating a store. Some projects might have stores already in use consider that when writing a new utility.
+When possible, prefer to use universal reactivity instead of stores. If you're writing a utility that may be used across multiple projects, keep in mind that some projects may still use stores, and try to make your utilities backwards-compatible.
 
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