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+Android BasicTransition Sample
+==============================
+
+This sample demonstrates the basic use of the transition framework introduced in KitKat.
+	Select each of the RadioButtons to switch between the Scenes.
+
+Pre-requisites
+--------------
+
+- Android SDK v20
+- Android Build Tools v20
+- Android Support Repository
+
+Getting Started
+---------------
+
+This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
+"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
+
+Support
+-------
+
+- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
+- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
+
+If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
+https://github.com/googlesamples/android-BasicTransition
+
+Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
+submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
+
+License
+-------
+
+Copyright 2014 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
+
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor
+license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for
+additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this
+file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+use this file except in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of
+the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+the License.