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+# CodeMirror 2
+
+CodeMirror 2 is a rewrite of [CodeMirror
+1](http://github.com/marijnh/CodeMirror). The docs live
+[here](http://codemirror.net/2/manual.html), and the project page is
+[http://codemirror.net/2/](http://codemirror.net/2/).