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 # ricinus_proteome_arc
 
-Legacy data on Ricinus proteome from Nicole Linka and Thomas Wrobel 
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+Legacy data on Ricinus proteome from Nicole Linka and Thomas Wrobel 
+
+
+## setting up this arc 
+
+> using arcCommander v0.3.1
+
+```bash
+arc init
+arc i create -i "Ricinus proteome"
+mkdir _NicolesData; touch _NicolesData/.gitkeep
+```
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