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 # go-sh-manymanuals
 
-WIP
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+> WIP
+
+## hacking
+
+Proposal co-learning co-hacking protocol:
+
+- Building blocks & learning programs go in [`exp`](./exp/).
+
+- When we are happy with a thing, we bring it into [`go-sh-manymanuals.go`](./go-sh-manymanuals.go).
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
+}
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+module varia.zone/go-sh-manymanuals
+
+go 1.18