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 # fucky wucky
 
+## Prereqs
+Python 2 (Python 3 is for sinners)
+gcc
+Any OS other than Windows 8
+A name other than kevin
+
 ## Build
-for now build with this
-gcc -m32 -nostdlib -nostdinc -static -Wall -O2 main.c -o out
+run determine\_os.py to begin the build