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+=== AMBIENCE-MOD for MINETEST-C55 ===
+by Neuromancer and PilzAdam
+
+Intorduction:
+This mod adds sounds to Minetest, that are played randomly in ambiences.
+
+How to install:
+Unzip the archive an place it in minetest-base-directory/mods/minetest/
+if you have a windows client or a linux run-in-place client. If you have
+a linux system-wide instalation place it in ~/.minetest/mods/minetest/.
+If you want to install this mod only in one world create the folder
+worldmods/ in your worlddirectory.
+For further information or help see:
+http://wiki.minetest.com/wiki/Installing_Mods
+
+Configuration:
+To add your own sounds copy them into the ambience/sounds/ folder and
+add there names with the length in seconds to the tables at the top of
+init.lua (only ogg files are supported).
+
+License:
+Sourcecode: WTFPL (see below)
+Sounds: see sounds/SoundLicenses.txt
+
+See also:
+http://minetest.net/
+
+         DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
+                    Version 2, December 2004
+
+ Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+
+ Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
+ copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
+ as the name is changed.
+
+            DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
+   TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION
+
+  0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.