diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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+Thanks for downloading Django.
+
+To install it, make sure you have Python 2.3+ installed. Then run this command:
+
+python2.3 setup.py install
+
+For more detailed instructions, see docs/install.txt.
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diff --git a/README b/README
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+Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development
+and clean, pragmatic design.
+
+Thanks for downloading it.
+
+All documentation is in the "docs" directory. Docs are updated rigorously. If
+you find any problems in the docs, or think they should be clarified in any
+way, please take 30 seconds to fill out a ticket here:
+
+http://code.djangoproject.com/newticket
+
+Install instructions are in the INSTALL file.
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