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+# calendar-tool
+
+Tool to manage 6-day cyclic schedules for school.
+The schedule shifts every week since there are only 5 weekdays,
+and it also shifts every time there is a long weekend or other break.
+calendar-tool takes all these disruptions into account over the course of the year.
+
+Takes a YAML configuration file, and saves the calendar as ICS, to be imported in Google Calendar or other calendars that can support it.