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+# PPP-Wikidata-SPARQL
+
+Tool to generate SPARQL queries based on natural language input,
+powered by [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/) and [Platypus](https://projetpp.github.io/). 
+
+## Development
+
+Running this project this requires PHP and [composer](https://getcomposer.org/).
+
+To install the application, clone the repository and `composer install` within its root directory.
+
+You can then serve the application using your local web server, or using PHP's built-in server: run `php -S localhost:8080 -t www/` and open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.