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+# Typed Racket
+
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/racket/typed-racket)](https://travis-ci.org/racket/typed-racket)
+
+Typed Racket is Racket's gradually-typed sister language which lets you add
+statically-checked type annotations to your programs. For more information,
+see the [Typed Racket Guide](http://docs.racket-lang.org/ts-guide/index.html).
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+Typed Racket is bundled in the default Racket distribution, which you can download
+from Racket's [download page](http://download.racket-lang.org/).
+
+You can also manually install it from the main [package catalog](http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/)
+with the following command:
+
+  `raco pkg install typed-racket`
+
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+  * Guide: http://docs.racket-lang.org/ts-guide/index.html
+  * Reference: http://docs.racket-lang.org/ts-reference/index.html
+
+The documentation is also bundled in your local copy of Typed Racket.
+
+---
+
+Copyright (c) 2010-2015 PLT Design Inc.
+
+This package is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
+License (LGPL).  This means that you can link this package into proprietary
+applications, provided you follow the rules stated in the LGPL.  You
+can also modify this package; if you distribute a modified version,
+you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, which in
+particular means that you must release the source code for the
+modified software.  See http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/lesser.html
+for more information.