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+[submodule "bible_databases"]
+	path = bible_databases
+	url = https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases.git
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+# BibleBot
+
+## Setup
+
+BibleBot relies on [scrollmapper/bible_databases](https://github.com/scrollmapper/bible_databases.git) for references. Download the databases with:
+```
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+```
+Ensure Docker and docker-compose are installed
+
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+Subproject commit af7500915bfd465e6da01dc37753237fd1fd416d