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+# notes
+
+After you do a
+
+```
+go get git.wit.com/jcarr/witProtobuf
+```
+
+You must build the .go files by running protoc
+
+```
+cd ~/go/src/git.wit.com/jcarr/witProtobuf
+make
+```