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 @node Usage, Copying This Manual, Top, Top
 @chapter How to use
 
+Markam can be run either as a script, or compiled to a binary.
+Compiling to binaries is recommended, but running is a script might be
+easier when debugginng/developing.
+
 For the moment markam is a simple program, it has 2 functions.  In
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