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+## Storage Engine Playground
+
+This repo is a playground for running small experiments related to things like FlowLog, DBSP, Geomerge, etc.
+
+### Development
+
+```sh
+nix develop
+```
+
+#### Makefile Targets
+
+```sh
+make format
+make lint
+make test
+make check
+```
+
+Run `make help` to see all the available targets.