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+# Building
+
+[install nodejs and npm](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installation),
+clone [coffee-script](https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/),
+cd into it and run `npm link`, clone 4chan x, cd into it and run `cake dev &`.
+kill the process with `killall node`.