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+# The RaffBreakout Game
+
+breakout Game using a simple SDL library written fully in C.
+
+## Building
+```sh
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake ..
+make -j5
+```
+
+## running after build
+```sh
+./rafbreakout
+```
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