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+Modest Maps JS is a BSD-licensed display and interaction library for tile-based
+maps in Javascript.
+
+Our intent is to provide a minimal, extensible, customizable, and free display
+library for discriminating designers and developers who want to use interactive
+maps in their own projects. Modest Maps provides a core set of features in a
+tight, clean package, with plenty of hooks for additional functionality.
+
+Though Modest Maps JS is in its infancy it's derived from our trusty Python and
+Actionscript code that has served us well for years. The best place to see it
+in action today is Walking Papers, at http://walkingpapers.org
+
+# Usage:
+
+See `examples/` and [the wiki home page](https://github.com/stamen/modestmaps-js/wiki)
+for ideas on how to start out using Modest Maps.
+
+# Building
+
+This package includes a copy of [YUICompressor](http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/compressor/),
+which requires a version of Java on your system. To create a new build of
+Modest Maps (only necessary for development), run `make` from the root
+directory.
+
+# Developing with npm:
+
+Modest Maps includes a `package.json` file to guide usage of its code on the
+server-side, and to handle certain dependencies.
+
+To install developer dependencies - needed for documentation and tests -
+you'll need [npm](http://npmjs.org/):
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+    npm install --dev
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+# Tests
+
+Tests require `expresso` to be installed by `npm`, as noted above. To run tests,
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+    make tests