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+# Parsee - the jealous XMPP<=>Matrix bridge
+Parsee is a Matrix<=>XMPP bridge written in C99, with Cytoplasm, similar to Bifrost, 
+but it is NOT a drop-in replacment.
+
+## Why?
+### Naming
+The name 'Parsee' is actually a reference to [Parsee Mizuhashi](https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Parsee_Mizuhashi), a
+"*bridge* princess".
+
+### Reasoning (personal to LDA)
+I hate Bifrost. I also wanted to dip my toes in XMPP, XML, and bridges a bit. Also, as a sister project to KappaChat, 
+this means that I can integrate Parsee with KappaChat however I wish it to be, which allows me to mess around with a 
+codebase I'm already familiar with.
+
+~~Also dependency bad.~~
+
+## BUILDING
+```sh
+$ make # This generates a 'parsee' executable.
+$ 
+```
+
+## RUNNING
+TODO
+
+## DOCS
+TODO