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+# autogram
+
+Generate self-referential sentences in English or Dutch, reporting how many
+times letters of the alphabet occur in it.
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- [sqlite3](https://sqlite.org)
+
+## Build
+
+`make`
+
+## Install
+
+`sudo make install`
+
+## Documentation
+
+`man autogram`