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 Files for tbaMUD.
 
+---
 
+## To build
+
+1. clone the munit library into src/munit. It is registered as a submodule in git `git submodule init`
+2. run configure: `./configure`
+3. build the code: `cd src && make`
+4. run the mud: `cd ..; bin/circle 1234`
+5. connect via telnet to port 1234.
+
+Read more in the doc/ folder