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+Simple Flashcards takes a set of text values, one value per line, and shows
+them to the user one at a time. It has the following features:
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+* Configurable timing between cards.
+* Configurable size of the text (small, medium, and large).
+* In-order, reverse-order, and random-order traversal of the cards.
+* Support for saving/loading settings and inputs (locally to the browser).
+* Support for importing/exporting saved card sets as a file.
+
+Simple Flashcards is available at http://flashcards.jdbernard.com