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+Getting Started
+---------------
+
+To get started with this ROM, you'll need to get
+familiar with [Git and Repo](http://source.android.com/download/using-repo).
+
+To initialize your local repository use a command like this:
+
+    repo init -u git://github.com/OMAP4-AOSP/android.git -b <branch>
+
+Then to sync up:
+
+    repo sync