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-# stars
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+# stars
+Just a bit of fun.
+A parallax sidescrolling starfield.
+
+## Changelog:
+
+28/03/2024
+* initial release
+
+20/03/2024:
+* foundation code
+
+## Compilation
+type `cc -o stars stars.c -lSDL2`
+
+## Author(s)
+Jason Bou-Samra