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+Swagger UI
+==========
+
+Swagger UI is a dependency-free collection of HTML, Javascript, and CSS assets that dynamically 
+generate beautiful documentation from a Swagger-compliant API. Because Swagger UI has no 
+dependencies, you can host it in any server environment, or on your local machine.
+
+Using It
+--------
+
+Using Swagger UI is simple. Download the
+
+Improving It
+------------
+
+1. [Fork!](https://github.com/wordnik/swagger-ui)
+1. Hack.
+1. Submit a pull request.
+
+Note: The HTML, CSS are compiled from Haml and Sass, which means there are currently a few development 
+dependencies. We are looking into revamping the source files to eliminate all development 
+dependencies.
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