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+# Contributing
+
+To build the contents of this repository locally, follow the steps below.
+
+1. Install sphinx and the read the docs theme
+
+```
+pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
+```
+
+2. Build the HTML
+
+```
+cd docs
+make html
+```
+
+3. Open the HTML in your web browser
+
+```
+open _build/html/index.html
+```