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+# Gigaparsec
+
+[![Go Reference](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/git.codemonkeysoftware.net/b/gigaparsec.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/git.codemonkeysoftware.net/b/gigaparsec)
+![Total garbage.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Total-garbage-red)
+
+Monadic parser combinators in Go
+
+**I don't recommend using this yet. It is very unfinished and it will break.**