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+# Material <small>for MkDocs</small>
+
+## Beautiful project documentation
+
+Material is a theme for [MkDocs][1], an excellent static site generator geared
+towards project documentation. It is built using Google's [Material Design][2]
+guidelines.
+
+[![Material for MkDocs](images/material.png)](images/material.png)
+
+  [1]: http://www.mkdocs.org
+  [2]: https://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design
+
+## Quick start
+
+Install the latest version of Material with `pip`:
+
+``` sh
+pip install mkdocs-material
+```
+
+Add the following line to your `mkdocs.yml`:
+
+``` yaml
+theme: 'material'
+```
+
+For detailed instructions see the [getting started guide][3].
+
+  [3]: getting-started.md