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-Eris - agent-based economic modelling library
+# Eris - agent-based economic modelling library
+
+## Description
 
-DESCRIPTION
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 Eris is a C++ library designed for simulating “economies“ consisting of agents
 who follow programmable rules, with the intention of deriving complex
 macro-level behaviour that is an emergent property of agent interaction.
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ implementations.
 
 The library name, Eris, is the name of the Greek goddess of chaos.
 
-LICENCE
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+## License
+
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AUTHOR
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+## Author
+
 Jason Rhinelander <jason@imaginary.ca>
 https://imaginary.ca