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+# KanyeBot
+Discord bot built with Discord.NET that consumes the [kanye.rest service](https://kanye.rest/) for enlightening the public.
+
+## Building
+Verify that the following dependencies are installed before attempting to build - [.NET Core 2.1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/2.1).
+To build the bot, run the following command:
+```bash
+dotnet publish -c Release
+```
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