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+*.pdf
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 # elixirecoin
 
-elixire coin whitepaper (joke)
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+elixire coin whitepaper (joke)
+
+## building
+
+you need groff then run `make`, thats it
+
+we need to go back to just installing deps, then running makefiles, the webpack
+future is,,,, not very good,, help???
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+.TL
+elixirecoin whitepaper
+
+.AU
+Lunar Lander Elixire
+
+.AB
+This whitepaper describes how elixirecoin works.
+.AE
+
+.NH
+Network
+
+.PP
+The network is a Pee2Pee (P2P) network. However, all the communication between
+nodes is done in a single IRC server, providing authenticity for a node, and
+possibility of banning if the node turns out to be bad.
+
+.PP
+Sybil attacks aren't possible in a Centralized Pee2Pee network. All the research
+points towards that. Bad nodes are removed from the network.
+
+.NH
+Blocks
+
+.PP
+coin