This file contains general information about the files in this repository. According to Wikipedia,

"A README file contains information about other files in a directory or archive of computer software. A form of documentation, it is > usually a simple plain text file called Read Me, READ.ME, README.TXT, README.md(for a text file using markdown markup), README.1ST – > or simply README."

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