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+## What's this?
+
+NewLang is a work in progress programming language, similar to BASIC.
+
+To try it, run ```make build && _build/NewLang docs/examples/greeting.txt```
+
+See the [syntax reference plan](docs/syntax.md) for more detail.
+
+## License
+
+NewLang is licensed under the [GNU LGPL version 2.1 or later](LICENSE.LGPL-2.1.md).
+
+- Copyright: 2021 Jookia <contact@jookia.org>
+- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later