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+# Eye on Manga
+
+Is an application for Maemo 5 and the Nokia N900.  It lets you keep a
+list of the manga you have collected and still need to collect.
+
+## Why?
+
+When out looking for manga, whenever I would find some I was
+collecting I couldn't remember which ones I already had.  And I don't
+like walking around with pieces of paper in my wallet either.  I have
+this phone that allows me to write software for it, I'm a developer
+and I have a great interest in C programming, sounds perfect to write
+something for.