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+About
+-----
+
+A very simple prototype providing an HTTP interface to Redis.
+
+<pre>
+make clean all
+./radish &
+curl http://127.0.0.1:7379/SET/hello/world
+curl http://127.0.0.1:7379/GET/hello
+
+→ “world”
+</pre>