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+Smith2
+======
+Smith handles agents.
+Smith allows you to start an agency with multiple separate agents in separate processes.
+Agents communicate via queues using an ACL which is implemented with Protocol Buffers.
+
+Deployment
+----------
+
+* Make sure /var/cache/smith exists and is writable by the user running the agency.
+* Make sure either /etc/smith/smithrc or ~/.smithrc exists and is correct.
+
+History
+-------
+
 Smith2 is a complete rewrite of Smith. Smith worked, after a fashion,
 but there were lots of problems that made it hard to work with. So this
 rewrite aims to fix these issues. Properly.
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 that aren't implemented, not to mention all the new stuff that I want
 to put in.
 
-Deployment
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-
-* Make sure /var/cache/smith exists and is writable by the user running the agency.
-* Make sure either /etc/smith/smithrc or ~/.smithrc exists and is correct.