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+## Laravel - A Clean & Classy PHP Framework
+
+Laravel is a clean and classy framework for PHP web development. Freeing you from spaghetti code, Laravel helps you create wonderful applications using simple, expressive syntax. Development should be a creative experience that you enjoy, not something that is painful. Enjoy the fresh air.
+
+### Beautifully Expressive Syntax
+
+Stay true to the web with RESTful routing:
+
+	'GET /' => function()
+	{
+		return View::make('home/index');
+	}
+
+Redirect to a named route and flash something to the session:
+
+	return Redirect::to_profile()->with('message', 'Welcome Back!');
+
+Retrieve a blog post and eagerly load the comments using Eloquent ORM:
+
+	$posts = Post::with('comments')->find(1);
+
+Get input from the previous request to re-populate a form:
+
+	echo Input::old('email');
+
+### Ready To Learn More?
+
+Check out the [official documentation](http://laravel.com).
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-Laravel - A Clean & Classy PHP Framework
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-For complete documentation: http://laravel.com
-
-Laravel is a clean and classy framework for PHP web development. Freeing you
-from spaghetti code, Laravel helps you create wonderful applications using
-simple, expressive syntax. Development should be a creative experience that you
-enjoy, not something that is painful.
-
-Creator: Taylor Otwell <taylorotwell@gmail.com>
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