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      <h1>Get Merb</h1>
      <h2 id='stable'>Install the gem</h2>
      <pre><code>$ sudo gem install merb</code></pre>
      <p>If you're using a version of rubygems prior to 1.2, update:</p>
      <pre><code>$ sudo gem update --system</code></pre>

      <h2 id='trunk'>Or install from source</h2>
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        If you feel like living on the edge, or you want to contribute with some code or documentation.
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      <p>You can find the updated documentation for working with edge at <a href="http://wiki.github.com/merb/merb/howto-install">http://wiki.github.com/merb/merb/howto-install</a></p>
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