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+BlazeHtml
+=========
+
+BlazeHtml is a library that aims to be the fastest way to generate HTML in
+Haskell. It's currently in a very experimental state, as different ideas and
+designs are tried.
+
+I keep a log of my actions in the `log/` directory, you can find more
+information there.