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 # sudoscientist-js-frontend
 
-Fml.
+## this is the sudoscientist frontend using react-redux
+
+### Setup
+
+This project was started using create-react-app
+
+```
+    npm install
+    npm start
+```
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+# TODO
+
+1. Add padding to the bottom of the page
+2. Fix wrapping on code blocks