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+Climbgrades is a utility to convert between YDS, UIAA and French
+rock climbing grade systems.
+
+-- To use -- 
+
+climbgrades.js is a node.js module. Grades.sh shows a way to use it as a
+command line utility.
+
+-- Tests --
+
+With nodeunit, run nodeunit test in this directory.
+
+Copyright 2014, Michael Stanton.