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-# README
+# Misadventure
 
-This README would normally document whatever steps are necessary to get the
-application up and running.
+A basic archival video library access system built with Ruby on Rails.
 
-Things you may want to cover:
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-* Ruby version
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-* System dependencies
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-* Configuration
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-* Database creation
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-* Database initialization
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-* How to run the test suite
-
-* Services (job queues, cache servers, search engines, etc.)
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-* Deployment instructions
-
-* ...
+> **Note to self:** write this readme
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