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+MIT License
+
+Copyright © 2023 Neale Pickett
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+  all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or
+implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability,
+fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the
+authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other
+liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from,
+out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the
+software.
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+# Escape From Mars Base Sagan
+
+This is a board game my family enjoys playing.
+One day I'll write down the rules for it.