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+.*.swp
+_build
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright (c) 2013, Simon Cruanes
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+list of conditions and the following disclaimer.  Redistributions in binary
+form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and
+the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials
+provided with the distribution.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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 ocaml-containers
 ================
 
-A bunch of containers,written in different occasions. Probably not very high quality. 
\ No newline at end of file
+A bunch of containers,written in different occasions. Probably not very high
+quality, since not all containers are tested. 
+
+## Build
+
+You need the library `sequence`. With opam, type `opam install sequence`.
+
+Then:
+
+    $ make
+
+## License
+
+This code is free, under the BSD license.