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+# What is this?
+TODO
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+# How do I build this?
+This project uses material mkdocs.
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+To install materal mkdocs, simply run:
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+    pip install mkdocs-material
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+Then run `mkdocs serve` to preview it.
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+You can also build it into static html files using `mkdocs build`.
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