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+* banned from the milieu 
+
+This is a fork of https://github.com/lykoss/lykos with the messages altered for anarchists. 
+
+* Running your own copy
+  :PROPERTIES:
+  :CUSTOM_ID: running-your-own-copy
+  :END:
+
+You need Python 3.3 or newer to run the bot. Python 3.4 and higher is
+recommended.
+
+SQLite3 is required for the bot's database. If compiling Python from
+source, you may need to install the appropriate SQLite3 development
+libraries for your distribution first.
+
+Copy =botconfig.py.example= to =botconfig.py= and modify the settings as
+needed. You can also copy-paste individual settings from
+=src/settings.py= into =botconfig.py= if you want to modify them. You
+may also add or customize your own game modes by renaming
+=gamemodes.py.example= to =gamemodes.py= and using the same layout used
+in =src/gamemodes.py=.
+
+Note: you should never alter files under the =src= folder directly
+(unless you are submitting a change to the code), use =botconfig.py= and
+=gamemodes.py= for related changes.
+
+To start the bot, run =./wolfbot.py=. You can use =--verbose= to log all
+raw IRC messages and =--debug= to enable some debugging features. These
+options should not be used in production.