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+Small examples of the Flutter widget framework
+==============================================
+
+To run these, open a terminal in this directory and use the following
+command:
+
+```bash
+pub global activate flutter
+flutter start --checked -t foo.dart
+```
+
+...where `foo.dart` is the file you want to run.