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 # Evennia MUD/MU\* Creation System ![evennia logo][logo]
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 *Evennia* is a modern library for creating [online multiplayer text games][wikimudpage] (MUD, MUSH, MUX, MUCK, MOO etc) in pure Python. It allows game creators to design and flesh out their ideas with great freedom. Evennia is made available under the very friendly [BSD license][license].