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+The MIT License (MIT)
+Copyright (c) 2016 unfoldingword.org
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+# node-door43-client
+A client library for interacting with the [Door43](https://door43.org) Catalog (eventually to be located at https://cdn.door43.org/v3/catalog.json).
+
+> This library is still under development
+
+## Installation
+```
+npm install door43-client
+```