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+sat-rs book
+=========
+
+High-level documentation of the [sat-rs project](https://absatsw.irs.uni-stuttgart.de/projects/sat-rs/).
+
+## Building
+
+If you have not done so, install `mdbook` using `cargo install mdbook --locked`.
+
+```sh
+mdbook build
+```