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+Arithmetic Coding
+==============
+
+This project is an open-source reference implementation of arithmetic coding
+in Java. The code is optimized for studying and extending, and contains extra
+assertions to check correctness. It is not optimized for speed/memory/performance.
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+An overview of the code is given here: [http://nayuki.eigenstate.org/page/arithmetic-coding-java](http://nayuki.eigenstate.org/page/arithmetic-coding-java)
+
+
+License
+-------
+
+(MIT License)
+
+Copyright © 2013 Nayuki Minase
+
+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.