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-# bybot
+# exmo
+
+a small collection of irc bots for #exmormon on freenode.
+
+## installation
+
+    $ go get mcquay.me/exmo/...
+
+Then executables for each bot in the `bots` directory will be placed in
+`$GOPATH/bin/`