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 # mud
 
+## install 
+
+Install the Haskell build tool `stack` and ensure `~/.local/bin` is in your `$PATH`
+
+```
+curl -sSL https://get.haskellstack.org/ | sh
+```
 
 Run the demo:
 ```sh