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+# Hello World SIM Toolkit Program
+
+This is the source code to a very simple *Hello World* Java SIM Toolkit
+application.  You typically install it using the tools from the
+<http://git.osmocom.org/sim/sim-tools/> repository.
+
+For more information see
+<https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Shadysimpy>