diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+bject files
+*.o
+*.ko
+*.obj
+*.elf
+
+# Libraries
+*.lib
+*.a
+
+# Shared objects (inc. Windows DLLs)
+*.dll
+*.so
+*.so.*
+*.dylib
+
+# Executables
+*.exe
+*.out
+*.app
+*.i*86
+*.x86_64
+*.hex
+
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
diff --git a/README b/README
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+kdtree is a simple, easy to use C library for working with kd-trees.
+
+Kd-trees are an extension of binary search trees to k-dimensional data. They facilitate very fast searching, and nearest-neighbor queries.
+
+This particular implementation is designed to be efficient and very easy to use. It is completely written in ANSI/ISO C, and thus completely cross-platform.
+
+http://code.google.com/p/kdtree/