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 # -*- mode: org; coding: utf-8; -*-
 
-#+TITLE: README for Reflow
+#+TITLE: README for Guile Reflow
 
+guile-reflow is a simple Guile library for wrapping text in terminals. It integrates with guile's port system
+and provides an API that allows for easy creation of ports with a restricted line width.
+
+The library attempts to be compatible with non-ascii characters and emoji, using the companion library
+`guile-runewidth` to determine the best guess at rune widths (a notoriously difficult task to accomplish
+accurately!).
+
+This library is heavily inspired by the golang library `reflow`.