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+This directory contains the source files to typeset the article, and generate
+the figures. This can be accomplished by running
+  make
+
+This document uses a custom class file, located in the 'libs' directory, which
+defines a number of commands. Most of these are drop-in replacements for those
+defined in the 'article' class.
+
+Some extra functionality is provided in custom style files, located in the
+'libs' directory.
+
+
+* Dependencies:
+
+  pdflatex
+  TeXlive packages:
+    amsfonts
+    color
+    graphics
+    hyperref
+    latex
+    marginnote
+    pgf
+    standalone
+  GNU make
+  python3
+  gnuplot
+
+* Files:
+
+  Jauslin-IASletter_2017.tex:
+    main LaTeX file
+
+  libs:
+    custom LaTeX class and style files
+
+  figs:
+    source code for the figures
+
+  figs/pyrite.jpg:
+    photo by: JJ Harrison
+      https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pyrite_from_Ampliación_a_Victoria_Mine,_Navajún,_La_Rioja,_Spain_2.jpg
+    licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0
+      https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
+
+  figs/dimer_example.fig/dimer_conf.py:
+    this python script randomly generates a suitable dimer configuration for
+    the figures interaction.pdf boundary.pdf bounding_loop.pdf and
+    dimer_contour.pdf
+
+  figs/atoms.fig/*.py:
+    these python script randomly generate nematic, chiral nematic and liquid
+    configurations, as well as a deterministic crystalline configuration.