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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-== README
+# README
 
 This README would normally document whatever steps are necessary to get the
 application up and running.
@@ -6,23 +6,15 @@ application up and running.
 Things you may want to cover:
 
 * 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
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 * Services (job queues, cache servers, search engines, etc.)
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 * Deployment instructions
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 * ...
 
 
 Please feel free to use a different markup language if you do not plan to run
-<tt>rake doc:app</tt>.
+`rake doc:app`.