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It's still there, but it is hidden. You can access it through the Terminal, 'Go'ing there with the Finder, or eg. through ForkLift.
 
Hold down option key and select Go menu from Finder, it will appear.
Or Select Go to Folder from Go menu and type it in , ~/Library
 
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